Águila Roja, coincidence or black hat commercial?

Águila Roja
© 2009 TVE (es)

Recently, in Catalonia, eastern Catalombia, TVE shows us a new serie entitled Águila Roja (Red Eagle) I am compelled to comment.

Everything is a schoolteacher in Castile s.XVII whose women is murderd in such strange circumstances that he is compelled to seek justice disguised as a sort of ninja superhero like these from Wu Xia movies. Yeah, ninja, because it seems that he had to escape from Castile by duel that got wrong when he was young, and oh surprise, fleeing to escape he arrived to the far east where he seemed to find a Ninjutsu sensei. I really don't get how he could afford such a travel or how he could travel back (alive). But at least the writers tried to justify his kung-fu feats, not like Peter Hyams who played The Musketeer movie without worrying to explain the acrobacies of D'Artagnan.

© 2001 TriPictures

But this is not what you wanted to comment, but the coincidence of the name of the series with a brand of coffee based on Cali, Colombia (western Catalombia) 1930.

© 2007 Águila Roja

What this really means? Is this a complex advertising campaign this Colombian food business? Do they have plans to enter the Spanish market?

We would like it a lot, as Colombian coffee is just excellent, but I'm pretty sure that this is just a simple coincidence that brings us to the shank of the first case of morcillism that I take in consideration.

Morcillism: a link between Castile and Colombia that is still surprising between the multitude of connections available in the obvious relationship between both cultures.


And no, it's not a montserratism even knowing that the actor is Catalan. No way.

Gonzalo de Montalvo/Águila Roja, played by David Janer

© 2009 TVE

Just as I will now not relate it with the game "Assassin's Creed" no matter how both protagonists resemble.

© Ubisoft

And soon, the original morcillism, the morcilla (black pudding). Does anyone know where it is truly original?

The Columbus Day I'd like

October 12nd of 1492. More than two months of navigation after, when, they say, everyone almost lose any hope, the cabin boy Rodrigo de Triana yelled: Land on sight!

Here began the successful history of Castile's conquer of America building an empire that endured until 1898. An empire that, under c.XXI criteria, was quite negative specially for all natives of this new continent (it's named genocide and it's not a joke) but, on the other hand, at least helped to us all catalombians to share at least one language (which was very useful for me when I met the girl that lately became my wife).

Centuries came and someone decided to make this day THE holiday of Spain, which was celebrated all along America, named "Día de la Hispanidad" (Hispanity Day) or "Día de la Raza" (Race Day) (I assume that it's named Columbus Day just in USA). But I must say that this one about "... la Raza" is just the worst idea you may have to name a holiday (if you are not Borat). But it also sounds quite weird for me because there cannot be any pure hispanic not in America (creole by definition) and not in Iberian peninsula (like in my case). Just remind that Iberian Peninsula has been invaded by any empire on hand (just like being the most famous brothel of two entire continents)

But it's not just its name what upsets me about this holiday. It's the idea of let it be THE BIG holiday of Spain. I mean... I accept that we catalans celebrate celebrate a BIG defeat (which is not, no way, as I told last September 11th).

Just check another blog of mine with a post where I suggested some other dates for this holiday:
Ahir no va ser la meva festa (ca)

And it's even surrealist that all TV stations follow COMPLETELY this silly militar parade (is it necessary, having a specific day for it called "Día de las Fuerzas Armadas"?) that even PP leader got caught telling what LOT of people think: it's booooring.


Just check this year's parade:


But, on the other hand, they just ignore Vivamerica (es) festival, which is the best expression of the best side of all this story (yes, the bright one, don't talk today about genocide, cruelty and conquer)