Product Description
by Tlatoani Cuauht?moc (Author)
Mitos, curiosidades y noches tristes.
Premoniciones, acciones valientes, errores t?cticos y osadas decisiones. Descubre la serie de hechos incre?bles que en 1521 desencaden? uno de los sucesos m?s ?picos y determinantes en la historia: la ca?da de Tenochtitlan, la Venecia del Nuevo Mundo y el gran imperio mexica a manos de Hern?n Cort?s.
Tras el ?xito de su libro El mundo prehisp?nico para gente con prisa, vuelve Enrique Ortiz, reconocido divulgador de la historia, c?lebre por su proyecto en redes sociales Tlatoani Cuauht?moc, con m?s de medio mill?n de seguidores, para explicar al ritmo de una novela los sucesos clave de la Conquista, develar los pasajes ocultos y desmentir los mitos m?s arraigados de la historia de M?xico.
- Hubo conquistadoras mujeres que lucharon junto a Cort?s?
- Moctezuma muri? apedreado por sus propios s?bditos?
- El pueblo tlaxcalteca tom? venganza o traicion??
- Qu? ocurri? realmente en la llamada Noche Triste?
HACE 500 A?OS, UN HOMBRE DE UNA AMBICI?N DESMEDIDA LLEG? AL NUEVO MUNDO... HACE 500 A?OS, DECENAS DE SE?OR?OS IND?GENAS INICIARON UNA AGUERRIDA LUCHA PARA LIBERARSE DE LA OPRESI?N...
ENGLISH DESCRIPTION
Myths, curiosities and sad nights.
Premonitions, brave actions, tactical errors and daring decisions. Discover the series of incredible events that in 1521 triggered one of the most epic and decisive events in history: the fall of Tenochtitlan, the "Venice of the New World" and the great Mexica empire at the hands of Hern?n Cort?s.
After the success of his book El mundo prehisp?nico para gente con prisa (The Pre-Hispanic World for People in a Hurry), Enrique Ortiz returns, Renowned popularizer of history, famous for his social media project Tlatoani Cuauht?moc, with more than half a million followers, to explain to the rhythm of a novel the key events of the Conquest, unveil the hidden passages and debunk the most deeply-rooted myths of Mexican history.
- Were there female conquistadors who fought alongside Cort?s?
- Did Moctezuma die stoned to death by his own subjects?
- Did the Tlaxcalan people take revenge or betray?
- What really happened in the so-called Noche Triste?
500 YEARS AGO, A MAN OF UNBRIDLED AMBITION ARRIVED IN THE NEW WORLD... 500 YEARS AGO, DOZENS OF INDIGENOUS LORDSHIPS BEGAN A FIERCE STRUGGLE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM OPPRESSION...
