La Otra Isabel (Novela Histórica) / The Other ... - BookPeople
La Otra Isabel , a historical novel by Laura Martínez-Belli, offers a powerful reimagining of the Spanish conquest through the eyes of Tecuixpo Ixcaxóchitl, the daughter of Moctezuma II. La Otra Isabel Laura Martinez Belli epub
: Martínez-Belli uses poetic language inspired by Nahuatl poetry to ground her dialogues in the indigenous world, contrasting it with the rigid customs of the Spanish captors. La Otra Isabel (Novela Histórica) / The Other
The story begins in 1521, as the Aztec Empire falls and Tecuixpo is captured by Spanish forces. Forced to abandon her heritage, she is baptized as and must navigate the complex, often violent, new world order established by her father's killers. a historical novel by Laura Martínez-Belli