El hierro y la pólvora
by Jorge Galván
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On his deathbed, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, one of the Spanish soldiers who accompanied Hernán Cortés in the discovery and conquest of Mexico, gives an account of his life, the vicissitudes and hardships he experienced during his stay in the Indies and, above all, during the wars against the ineffable empire of Moctezuma. In narrating the sufferings suffered on this side of the world, the protagonist reveals himself as a suffering being; full of rancor and hatred toward the Crown but, above all, toward Cortés, whom he does not hesitate to call Captain of Death. Articulated around the vicissitudes of the Conquest of Mexico-Tenochtitlan and the deep distortion of the historical fact by Bernal and his amanuensis -Rustichello's Renaissance-, the narrative is enriched by the voices, sometimes dissonant, of the conqueror's mother and wife
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History and fiction merge to embody the thought of Bernal Díaz del Castillo, who narrates different episodes of the Iberian expeditions in New Spain. In this work, where historical documentation intersects with literature in an extraordinary way, the voice of the protagonist expresses the vision of Landes; a look that announces the mistakes that Spain would make after the great world opening.
Author Biography
Jorge Galván nació en la ciudad de México en 1966. Es ingeniero en electrónica por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana en México. Se ha desempeñado durante más de 30 años dentro de la industria de las telecomunicaciones y redes de datos. Ha impartido cursos de creación literaria, de historia del cine y de historia de la tecnología, así como infinidad de cursos y charlas relacionadas con las telecomunicaciones. Entre los temas que le son más queridos están la ficción literaria, la alta tecnología y sus aplicaciones, la historia de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, la aeronáutica, el proyecto Apolo de misiones lunares tripuladas, la historia de Maximiliano y Carlota y su efímero imperio en México, el cine y su proceso creativo, así como la física y su divulgación. El hierro y la pólvora es su primera novela, originalmente publicada en 2006.
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Literary publisher. It has received several awards. It has the stamp Libros del Marqués, dedicated to social relevant topics of this time.
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- Publisher Textofilia
- Publication Date February 2020
- Orginal LanguageSpanish
- ISBN/Identifier 9786078713035
- Publication Country or regionMexico
- Pages428
- Publish StatusPublished
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