Destiny

S1 E1: Awaiting her father's return from California, a young Spanish aristocrat, Tessa Alvarado, is shocked when she learns of his death. Sailing for the New World to assume control of the family hacienda, Tessa and her confidante and servant, Marta, find the once beautiful country in the hands of a military dictator who rules with an iron fist, taxing his subjects to the point of starvation.