Guerrero: A Novel of Conquest and Resistance

Celebrated Spanish writer José Ángel Mañas makes his English-language debut with Guerrero, a novel based on the real-life Spanish conquistador Gonzalo Guerrero, who defied Cortés and fought against Spain with his adopted Mayan tribe.

In January 1512, a caravel full of gold and Indian slaves sinks in a fierce storm. A small group of survivors including Guerrero wash up on a beach in Yucatán. Captured by Cocome Mayans, some are sacrificed; the rest are enslaved. Two survive: the young priest J...