by David Bowles
Malinalli and the Coming of Cortés: Drawn from the Florentine Codex and Bernal Díaz del Castillo’s Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España.
The Torture of Cuauhtemoc: Drawn from the Florentine Codex (book 12), Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl’s Relación, the Anales de Tlatelolco, Cantares Mexicanos, and La historia de la conquista de México by Francisco López de Gómora, along with oral tradition about Cuauhtemoc’s final words to his people.
The Anguish of Citlali: Retold from the wide-spread legend, with additional information drawn from the Florentine Codex.
Erendira: Adapted from Michoacán: Paisajes, tradiciones y leyendas, by Eduardo Ruiz Álvarez, along with other tradition oral variants in Oaxaca.
Donaji: A synthesis of traditional tales in Oaxaca and excerpts from El rey Cosijoeza y su familia by Martínez Gracida.
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