"In the Company of Angels and Children" presents the foundations of an ancient family whose De La Cruz surname is one of the most widespread in the world. Tracing thier nobility to the Crusades of the Holy Lands and the land that would someday be called Spain, this is the first of a four-part story of struggle, triumph, redemption and renewal experienced by a family as they assimilate into various cultures over time. Thiers is a story of humanity, from thier origins in the Iberian Peninsula of eight century Europe to thier migration to the New World Spanish colony of Cuba, the subsequent struggles for independence, and the interactions of various family members in the aftermath of the Spanish-American War.