The Newcomers

When protestant Daniel Nielson, fleeing religious persecution with his wife Esther and son Aaron, is the first-ever client of alcalde Ramon's land office in years actually to claim a piece of Los Angeles, he accepts, despite Diego and Victoria's warning it's a barren wilderness, 40 acres in the rocky Mesa de las Piedras. Helped by the De la Vegas, they get a self-sufficient farm going thanks to nitrates fertilizer. When don Alejandro has another malaria attack in Dr. Hernandez' absence, Esther helps him. Diego sends Felipe for Zorro's costume, seeing the superstitious...