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His name is Mixtli-Dark Cloud. Born the son of a provincial quarrier, Mixtli rises far above his station. He become, first, a scribe; he goes on to distinguish himself as a warrior, earns a fortune as a traveling merchant, explores every part of what the Aztecs called The One World-the far lands of mountains, jungles, deserts, seacoasts. His courage and resourcefulness earn him a knighthood and, eventually, elevation to the nobility. Mixtli's long...

As part of a Spanish expedition to the New World, a Jesuit seminarian witnesses the enslavement and exploitation of the Mayas and his own seduction by greed and ambition.

A sequel to the novel "Aztec," set in postconquest Mexico, which tells the story of Tenamaxtli, a proud, young Aztec who sets out to avenge the murder of his father by mounting a rebellion against the Spaniards.

Graphic novel in comic book format tells events documented in history from the Aztec world. The story begins in the Aztec year 13 Reed, A.D. 1479, in Tenochtitl�n, site of present day Mexico City, and ends with the conquest of Tenochtitl�n.

Illustrations and text describe how the Mixtecs create painted manuscripts, or codices, that reflect their way of life and document their history, science, land tenure, tribute, and sacred rituals.

A fictionalized account of a Nahua woman who grew up in Mexico during the early 1900s, became a model for artists, worked with scholars to preserve Nahuatl language and stories, and was known as the "soul of Mexico." Includes author's note, timeline, and glossary.

Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in Yucatán, must learn to be a man when his father is injured.

Joe, Fred, and Sam find themselves whisked by The Book to the main ring-ball court in Chichin Itza, Mexico in 1000 A.D., where they must play for their lives against a Mayan High Priest who cheats.

In order to marry Sage, the girl he loves, Young Eagle must leave his home in New Mexico and undertake a long and perilous journey to the land of the Aztecs to bring back chile seeds for Sage's father. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.