Overview
Además de preparar el terreno para el encuentro final entre españoles y mexicas, este tercer volumen de La caída de Tenochtitlan ofrece el relato de los hechos que convirtieron a Malinalli, una noble originaria de Oluta devenida esclava en Chakam Putum, en una de las figuras clave de la guerra de conquista.
Año Ce-Acatl. Cuau Texcallan. Reunidos los señores de Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Quiauixtlan y Tizatlan, discuten la forma de recibir a los extraños barbados que se aproximan a sus altepetl con dirección a la capital mexica. Huehue Xicotencatl y su hijo, el fiero Xicotencatl Axayacatzin, convencen al concejo de declarar la guerra contra los extranjeros. A pesar de sus esfuerzos, esta decisión trae desastrosas consecuencias para su pueblo. Asediadas sus poblaciones y diezmadas sus fuerzas, los tlatocayotl deciden entonces formar una alianza con el Capitán Malintzin y sumarse a su campaña. Juntos, texcaltecas y castillanos alistan su avance hacia la majestuosa Tenochtitlan.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Aside from setting the scene for the final encounter between Spaniards and Mexica, this third volume of The Fall of Tenochtitlan features the story of what turned Malinalli, a noblewoman from Oluta, turned slave at Chakam Putum, into one of the key figures of the Conquest.
Year Ce-Acatl. Cuau Texcallan. Once gathered, the lords of Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Quiauixtlan, and Tizatlan discuss the reception they will give the bearded strangers closing in on their altepetl, on their way to the Mexica capital. Huehue Xicotencatl and his son, the fierce Xicotencatl Axayacatzin, convince the council to declare war on the foreigners. Despite their efforts, this decision brings forth disastrous consequences for their people. Their villages sieged and their forces decimated, the tlatocayotl decide then to forge an alliance with Captain Malintzin and join his campaign. Together, texcaltecas and Castilians prepare their advance on the majestic Tenochtitlan.
Año Ce-Acatl. Cuau Texcallan. Reunidos los señores de Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Quiauixtlan y Tizatlan, discuten la forma de recibir a los extraños barbados que se aproximan a sus altepetl con dirección a la capital mexica. Huehue Xicotencatl y su hijo, el fiero Xicotencatl Axayacatzin, convencen al concejo de declarar la guerra contra los extranjeros. A pesar de sus esfuerzos, esta decisión trae desastrosas consecuencias para su pueblo. Asediadas sus poblaciones y diezmadas sus fuerzas, los tlatocayotl deciden entonces formar una alianza con el Capitán Malintzin y sumarse a su campaña. Juntos, texcaltecas y castillanos alistan su avance hacia la majestuosa Tenochtitlan.
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Aside from setting the scene for the final encounter between Spaniards and Mexica, this third volume of The Fall of Tenochtitlan features the story of what turned Malinalli, a noblewoman from Oluta, turned slave at Chakam Putum, into one of the key figures of the Conquest.
Year Ce-Acatl. Cuau Texcallan. Once gathered, the lords of Tepeticpac, Ocotelulco, Quiauixtlan, and Tizatlan discuss the reception they will give the bearded strangers closing in on their altepetl, on their way to the Mexica capital. Huehue Xicotencatl and his son, the fierce Xicotencatl Axayacatzin, convince the council to declare war on the foreigners. Despite their efforts, this decision brings forth disastrous consequences for their people. Their villages sieged and their forces decimated, the tlatocayotl decide then to forge an alliance with Captain Malintzin and join his campaign. Together, texcaltecas and Castilians prepare their advance on the majestic Tenochtitlan.
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