 They depict a broad representation of contemporary Spanish history between the War of Independence and the Restoration, which serve as a backdrop for his stories.The first series, written between 1873 and 1875, includes the episodes of "Trafalgar", "Bailén", "Zaragoza" and "Gerona".In almost all of them, the protagonist is Gabriel Araceli, a young man who lives during the climax of the War of Independence.