| Xicotencatl: An Anonymous Historical Novel about the Events Leading Up to the Conquest of the Aztec Empire Contributor(s): Castillo-Feliú, Guillermo (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0292712146 ISBN-13: 9780292712140 Publisher: University of Texas Press OUR PRICE: $19.75 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98-37127 |
| Series: Texas Pan American Series |
| Physical Information: 0.42" H x 5.99" W x 9.07" (0.56 lbs) 166 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 16th Century - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As Spain's New World colonies fought for their independence in the early nineteenth century, an anonymous author looked back on the earlier struggle of native Americans against the Spanish conquistadores and penned this novel, Xicoténcatl. Writing from a decidedly anti-Spanish perspective, the author describes the historical events that led to the march on Tenochtitlán and eventual conquest of the Aztec empire in 1519 by Hernán Cortés and his Indian allies, the Tlaxcalans. Xicoténcatl stands out as a beautiful exposition of an idealized New World about to undergo the tremendous changes wrought by the Spanish Conquest. It was published in Philadelphia in 1826. In his introduction to this first English translation, Guillermo I. Castillo-Feliú discusses why the novel was published outside Latin America, its probable author, and his attitudes toward his Spanish and Indian characters, his debt to Spanish literature and culture, and the parallels that he draws between past and present struggles against Spanish domination in the Americas. |