Don Rodrigo
After avenging an attack on his father, Rodrigo is crowned King of Spain. Don Julian entrusts his daughter Florinda to the court, and Rodrigo promises to protect her. At his coronation Rodrigo opens a forbidden chest and discovers an Arab flag and a curse that he will be the last of his dynasty. He later rapes Florinda, who writes to her father demanding revenge. Don Julian rebels, defeats Rodrigo at Guadalete, and the Moors enter Spain. Rodrigo becomes a vagrant and, after sheltering with a blind hermit, meets Florinda again, confesses his wrongdoing, and dies in her embrace.