Gonzalo Guerrero : figura histórica y literaria de la Conquista de México

Abstract

The portrait of Gonzalo Guerrero, presented in the chronicles of the Conquest of Mexico with varied nuances, does not adhere to the perpetuated image of the brutal Spanish conquistador. The varied novels and the play analyzed in this paper recreate the vicissitudes and fate of this character and offer their contributions. Intertextuality with the chronicles is the fundamental resource used by the authors of these works, which make a case for the vindication this character within the context of Mayan culture.