Tells the story of the Spanish conquest of Central America from the "discovery" of the American continent to various historical events. Constructed from fragments of documents and histories from the colonial era, this work features a parallel plot, telling the story of the political events and economic conditions of the Nicaraguan history.
ERNESTO CARDENAL is a poet, priest, and revolutionary. His works include Cosmic Canticle, Zero Hour and Other Documentary Poems, In Cuba, and Los Ovnis de Oro / Golden UFOs. JOHN LYONS has translated Cardenal's Cosmic Canticles and is the author of a study of Cardenal. TAMARA R. WILLIAMS is Associate Professor of Spanish at Hamilton College.
