{"product_id":"xicotencatl-guillermo-castillo-feli-9780292712140","title":"Xicotencatl: An Anonymous Historical Novel about the Events Leading Up to the Conquest of the Aztec Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs 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, \u003ci\u003eXicoténcatl\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eXicoténcatl\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Guillermo Castillo-Feliú\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0292712146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780292712140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.07h x 5.99w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2000 pg. 89 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"Guillermo Castillo-Feliú","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43946387374335,"sku":"9780292712140","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2bdd4460-2cc8-4406-9b98-bdf2e4f5549a.jpg?v=1681512857","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/xicotencatl-guillermo-castillo-feli-9780292712140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}