Juan Bautista's compelling story of resistance and survivalis re-told by a master historian and illustrated in an active and energetic style that draws the reader and the viewer deep into the world of people who fought long and hard to topple a powerful empire that once spanned the globe. Students and teachers of rebellion and revolution and anyone with an interestin Latin American and Spanish history and culture will want to follow the gripping account of this rebel
and the travails that he endured attempting to free his people from imperialism. This is history as the story of action and the triumph of hope.
Charles F. Walker is Professor of History and the Director of the Hemispheric Institute on the Americas at the University of California, Davis. He is the author of The Tupac Amaru Rebellion, named one of the best books of the year by the Financial Times, among other works on Latin American history.
Liz Clarke is a professional illustrator based in Cape Town, South Africa.