Description: Myths, curiosities and sad nights. Premonitions, brave actions, tactical errors and daring decisions. Discover the series of incredible events that in 1521 triggered one of the most epic and decisive events in history: the fall of Tenochtitlan, the "Venice of the New World" and the great Mexica empire at the hands of Hernâan Cortâes. After the success of his book El mundo prehispâanico para gente con prisa (The Pre-Hispanic World for People in a Hurry), Enrique Ortiz returns, Renowned popularizer of history, famous for his social media project Tlatoani Cuauhtâemoc, with more than half a million followers, to explain to the rhythm of a novel the key events of the Conquest, unveil the hidden passages and debunk the most deeply-rooted myths of Mexican history. Were there female conquistadors who fought alongside Cortâes? Did Moctezuma die stoned to death by his own subjects? Did the Tlaxcalan people take revenge or betray? What really happened in the so-called Noche Triste? 500 YEARS AGO, A MAN OF UNBRIDLED AMBITION ARRIVED IN THE NEW WORLD... 500 YEARS AGO, DOZENS OF INDIGENOUS LORDSHIPS BEGAN A FIERCE STRUGGLE TO FREE THEMSELVES FROM OPPRESSION...
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Enrique Ortiz, mejor conocido como Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc en redes sociales, es un divulgador de la historia y la cultura de México. Tiene más de 150 mil seguidores en Twitter y más de 250 mil en sus otras redes. Ha colaborado en medios como Milenio, LopezDoriga. com, Huffington Post, Capital 21 tv, entre otros. Cree firmemente que la historia deber ser tangible y cercana a la gente, sin términos rebuscados ni personajes acartonados. Recorre el Centro Histórico y otras poblaciones del país en una búsqueda incesante de sitios arqueológicos, retablos barrocos y fachadas del siglo XVI. Es autor de la novela histórica Las águilas de Tenochtitlán (2020). YouTube, Facebook: El Espejo Humeante
Enrique Ortiz, better known as Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc on social networks, is a disseminator of the history and culture of Mexico. He has more than 150 thousand followers on Twitter and more than 250 thousand on his other networks. He has collaborated in media such as Milenio, LópezDoriga. com, Huffington Post, Capital 21 tv, among others. He firmly believes that the story should be tangible and close to the people, without elaborate terms or stiff characters. He travels through the Historic Center and other towns in the country in an incessant search for archaeological sites, baroque altarpieces and facades of the sixteenth century.He is the author of the historical novel Las águilas de Tenochtitlán (The Eagles of Tenochtitlan) (2020) YouTube, Facebook: El Espejo Humeante