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Feathered Serpent tells the true story of Malinali, a Mexica heiress who was sold into slavery as a child and later served as a Maya slave. There she crossed paths with the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, whom the Aztec people saw as the Feathered Serpent, a god‑like figure whose arrival was believed to bring the end of the Mexica empire. Raised by a prophet, Malinali understood that her destiny was intertwined with the Feathered Serpent and the invaders. While she remains a controversial figure—viewed as a traitor by some indigenous groups—she is also celebrated as a heroine and the symbolic mother of a mixed‑race nation. The book vividly portrays the Aztec empire and chronicles how her actions shaped the Spanish conquest of Mexico and forever altered the Americas.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Historical Fiction/Ancient Historical Fiction
Authors: Colin Falconer
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