When the governor of the Codfish colony dies, the colony is divided into captaincies that are governed from the Azores. The widow of the governor is suspected of involvement in her husband's death. This is soon forgotten when a Portuguese sailor becomes the new governor of a part of the Codfish colony which was named New Sintra. As part of his office he needs to marry and he selects the daughter of the former governor as his consort. This, however, was not a good idea...