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, Xicotencatl. Writing from a decidedly anti-Spanish perspective, the author describes the historical events that led to the march on Tenochtitlan and eventual conquest of the Aztec empire in 1519 by Hernan Cortes and his Indian allies, the Tlaxcalans.
Xicotencatl stands out as a beautiful exposition of an idealized New World about to...
As Spain's New World colonies fought for their independence in the early nineteenth century, an anonymous author looked back on the earlier struggl...
