The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec

"The White Conquerors: A Tale of Toltec and Aztec" by Kirk Munroe is a historical fiction story about the Aztec Empire during the arrival of the Spanish. It centers on Tlahuicol, a brave Tlascalan war-chief captured by the Aztecs, as he faces sacrifice in Tenochtitlan. With the shadow of the festival marking the Aztec calendar stone looming, Tlahuicol thinks about his family and the cruelty of Aztec rule while Montezuma worries about the news of strange, white-skinned people arriving on the coast. The book shows the clash of cultures and Tlahuicol's resistance, setting up the conflict between the indigenous world and the coming European invasion.