The troubled story of the Churruca family, a noble lineage of brave seamen, descendants of Cosme Damián Churruca, the Spanish hero of the Battle of Trafalgar; from the Spanish-American War (1898) to the end of the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). (In 1950, a new cut of the film was released with less ideological depth and ten minutes shorter.)
- Genre: Drama, History, War
- Studio: CEA
- Keyword: based on novel or book, propaganda, family history, spanish civil war (1936-39), family relationships, spanish–american war, francoist propaganda
- Cast: Alfredo Mayo, Ana Mariscal, José Nieto, Blanca de Silos, Rosina Mendía, Pilar Soler
