An account of the establishment of the Aztec empire in Mexico and of the terrible battle between the Aztecs and the Spaniards known as the Sad Night, of La Noche Triste.
“This sensitive treatment of La Noche Triste, or The Sad Night, the last battle the Aztecs won against the Spaniards, is a highly effective melding of graceful, lucid text and stylized art. Designed to resemble Aztec codices, the illustrations appear in double-page strips above the bordered text. Beginning with the Aztec migration to Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City), the history of this people is traced through their final conquest by Cortés’s forces…. This title has the distinction of combining myth with historical fact in a particularly successful manner. An engaging introduction to Mexican history.” —School Library Journal
- ISBN: 9780618117451
- Author: Mathews, Sally Schofer
- Published: 2001 , Clarion Books
- Themes: Aztecs, battles, History, Indigenous
- Descriptors: Americas, Historical Fiction, Mexico, Myths and Legends, North America, Picture Book, Primary (ages 6-9)
- No. of pages: 40