A bale of hay serves as a counterweight to lift Brisco and a woman out of a raging bull's path. Two adults must weigh at least 200 pounds. No bale of hay, no matter how tightly packed, weighs anywhere near that.
The "King of Spain" is portrayed as a grown man. This show is set in 1893 when Spain was ruled by a regency because King Alfonso XIII was only 7 years old.