The new world of Martin Cortes / Anna Lanyon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lanyon, Anna.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cortés, Martín, 1522-1569.

Cortés, Martín.

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547.

Mestizos.

Soldiers.

Courts and courtiers.

Conspiracies.

History.

Families.

Mexico--History--Spanish colony, 1540-1810--Biography.

Mexico.

Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547--Family.

Cortés, Hernán.

Conspiracies--Mexico--History--16th century.

Spain--Court and courtiers--Biography.

Spain.

Soldiers--Europe--Biography.

Mestizos--Mexico--Biography.

Europe.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xiii, 272 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm

Edition:

First Da Capo Press edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2004.

Summary:

Martin Cortes was the First, and illegitimate, son of the conquistador Hernan Cortes and a native American woman -- the legendary Malinche, who translated for Cortes during the conquest of the Aztecs. Taken from his mother as an infant, he was raised by paternal relatives. At six he went to Spain with his father to become a page in the service of the Spanish royal court. In his twenties, Martin served as a soldier in Spain's army. Returning to Mexico, Martin was ultimately tortured for resisting the Spanish Crown. Exiled from his birthplace, he died far from anywhere he might call home.

In The New World of Martin Cortes, Anna Lanyon takes us on a journey of historical discovery, vividly evoking those extraordinary times when two empires -- Spain and Mexico -- collided. This is a tale of intrigue and identity, exploring Martin Cortes's relations with his famous father, his half-brother of the same father and name (Cortes named his second, legitimate son Martin), his mother's indigenous people, and his father's noble peers. As Lanyon compellingly unearths the life and times of Martin Cortes, we learn, also, something about the processes of history and legend, and the nature of the human spirit caught between two worlds.

Contents:

Conquistador's Son 1

Thou Art an Ocelot 3

Spain 15

Santiago 37

War is Thy Destiny 68

Circles of Confusion 85

City of Illusion 119

Mexico 121

Rebellion 148

Water and Rope 180

Thy Home is Not Here 204

Exile 223

Granada 225

Tepoztlan 239.

Notes:

Originally published: Crows Nest, Australia : Allen & Unwin, 2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-268) and index.

ISBN:

0306813645

OCLC:

55665197