The Rider Haggard Library

In which the prisoner faces the grim knowledge of impending torture at the hands of de Garcia, a foe marked by both charm and cruelty, while Cortes wrestles with the bitter necessity of extracting the...

13 Mar 26min

In which the steadfast Teule endures unspeakable tortures alongside the noble Guatemoc and others, held captive by the Spaniards seeking hidden treasure, while the cruel de Garcia plots further cruelt...

13 Mar 29min

In which the siege of Tenoctitlan unfolds with relentless ferocity, the valiant defenders enduring famine, plague, and despair as their proud city falls to Cortes and his forces amidst bitter betrayal...

13 Mar 29min

In which the city girds itself for war as the bridges are broken and a parley with Cortes unfolds, revealing tensions and grim fates amid the fall of Montezuma; in the ensuing chaos, an inexperienced ...

12 Mar 21min

In which the shadow of pestilence darkens the proud city of Tenoctitlan, claiming its emperor and stirring the hearts of its people towards desperate defence and solemn ceremonies of succession. Amids...

12 Mar 23min

In which our narrator, recovering from grievous wounds, is entrusted by Guatemoc with the solemn task of concealing the reclaimed treasure of Montezuma in a secret subterranean vault, guarded by a fea...

12 Mar 39min

In which the tension of a desperate battle atop the teocalli crescendos, bringing the narrator perilously close to a sacrificial death that is thwarted by a sudden and fierce intervention amidst the c...

11 Mar 25min

In which the narrator is adorned in elaborate, symbolic attire and led in a solemn, ritualistic procession to the summit of a sacred pyramid, where a fierce battle rages below between Spaniards and Az...

11 Mar 25min