Jicoténcal

Jicoténcal

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by Félix Varela

Edited by Luis Leal and Rodolfo J. Cortina

ISBN: 978-1-55885-132-0
Publication Date: 1995
Bind: Trade Paperback
Pages: 216

Edited as part of the Recovering the U.S. Hispanic Literary Heritage Project series.

 

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Originally published anonymously in 1826, this historical novel written in Spanish follows Hernán Cortéz and his conquest of Mexico, his encounter with, his deception of and his alliance with the people of Tlaxcala, whom he used to defeat Moctezuma and the Aztecs.

LUIS LEAL was a renowned historian and critic of Mexican and Chicano literature. A professor at the University of Illinois and the University of California, Santa Barbara for over 50 years, UCSB honored him by naming the first chair in the United States dedicated to Chicano studies after him. He was the subject of books and articles, including Homenaje a Luis Leal: estudios sobre literature hispanoamerica and on Luis Leal: una vida y dos culturas/conversaciones con Victor Fuentes.

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