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La ltima Victoria Mexica: Una Novela Sobre La Noche Triste / The Last Mexica VI Ctory: A Novel about the Noche Triste
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Tenochtitlan, 1520. El buen trato que Motecuhzoma ha concedido a los castellanos desde su llegada provoca sospechas entre los mexicas. Como gesto de confianza, el huey tlahtoani entrega varias doncellas de noble cuna a los forasteros para que la armona siga reinando en el imperio. Una de ellas es Citlalli, joven aguerrida que deber complacer y obedecer las rdenes de Gonzalo, capitn de rodeleros. Convencida de la importancia de su papel para mantener la paz, Citlalli faltar a la promesa que le hizo a su amado Cuauhtli, un destacado guerrero tenochca de origen plebeyo con quien planeaba huir para salvar su amor. Sin embargo, la paz es solo aparente y muy endeble. Cuando Pedro de Alvarado aprovecha la ausencia de Corts para perpetrar una matanza en el Templo Mayor, cualquier posible alianza quedar anulada y los mexicas debern luchar por mantener su hegemona y su honor. Conflictos polticos, batallas picas, intrigas y romance son los protagonistas de La ltima victoria mexica, una ambiciosa novela en la que el rigor histrico y la ficcin se entrelazan para ofrecer uno de los relatos ms apasionantes sobre los das previos a la Noche Triste.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE MEXICA EMPIRE WILL HAVE TO DISPLAY ITS POWER AND GREATNESS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE...
Tenochtitlan, 1520. The fine treatment Motecuhzoma has given Castilians since their arrival rouses suspicion amongst the Mexica people. As a gesture of trust, the huey tlahtoani delivers several noble maidens to the foreigners, so harmony may prevail across the empire. One of them is Citlalli, a fierce young woman who must now please Gonzalo, captain of the Spanish sword and buckler infantry, and obey his commands. Convinced of the importance of her role in maintaining peace, Citlali will break the promise she made her love, Cuauhtli, skilled Tenochca warrior of humble origins, with whom she had planned to run away with to save their love. However, peace is only apparent and terribly frail. When Pedro de Alvarado takes advantage of Corts' absence to perpetrate a massacre at the Templo Mayor, any possible alliance will then be null and the Mexica must fight to keep their hegemony and their honor. Political conflict, epic battles, intrigue, and romance are the protagonists of The Last Mexica Victory, an ambitious novel where historical rigor and fiction intertwine to present one of the most passionate tales about the days leading up to the Noche Triste.
Tenochtitlan, 1520. El buen trato que Motecuhzoma ha concedido a los castellanos desde su llegada provoca sospechas entre los mexicas. Como gesto de confianza, el huey tlahtoani entrega varias doncellas de noble cuna a los forasteros para que la armona siga reinando en el imperio. Una de ellas es Citlalli, joven aguerrida que deber complacer y obedecer las rdenes de Gonzalo, capitn de rodeleros. Convencida de la importancia de su papel para mantener la paz, Citlalli faltar a la promesa que le hizo a su amado Cuauhtli, un destacado guerrero tenochca de origen plebeyo con quien planeaba huir para salvar su amor. Sin embargo, la paz es solo aparente y muy endeble. Cuando Pedro de Alvarado aprovecha la ausencia de Corts para perpetrar una matanza en el Templo Mayor, cualquier posible alianza quedar anulada y los mexicas debern luchar por mantener su hegemona y su honor. Conflictos polticos, batallas picas, intrigas y romance son los protagonistas de La ltima victoria mexica, una ambiciosa novela en la que el rigor histrico y la ficcin se entrelazan para ofrecer uno de los relatos ms apasionantes sobre los das previos a la Noche Triste.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION THE MEXICA EMPIRE WILL HAVE TO DISPLAY ITS POWER AND GREATNESS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE...
Tenochtitlan, 1520. The fine treatment Motecuhzoma has given Castilians since their arrival rouses suspicion amongst the Mexica people. As a gesture of trust, the huey tlahtoani delivers several noble maidens to the foreigners, so harmony may prevail across the empire. One of them is Citlalli, a fierce young woman who must now please Gonzalo, captain of the Spanish sword and buckler infantry, and obey his commands. Convinced of the importance of her role in maintaining peace, Citlali will break the promise she made her love, Cuauhtli, skilled Tenochca warrior of humble origins, with whom she had planned to run away with to save their love. However, peace is only apparent and terribly frail. When Pedro de Alvarado takes advantage of Corts' absence to perpetrate a massacre at the Templo Mayor, any possible alliance will then be null and the Mexica must fight to keep their hegemony and their honor. Political conflict, epic battles, intrigue, and romance are the protagonists of The Last Mexica Victory, an ambitious novel where historical rigor and fiction intertwine to present one of the most passionate tales about the days leading up to the Noche Triste.
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$22.95