by Toti Martinez de Lezea · EMBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788496748057
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«La Comunera: María Pacheco, una mujer rebelde» is the historical novel by Toti Martínez de Lezea, published by Embolsillo in paperback (368 pages).
The work narrates the story of María Pacheco and Juan de Padilla, protagonists of the revolt of the Comunidades of Castile against the power of Charles V. The defeat at Villalar and the execution of Padilla mark María's fate, who dies in exile; the novel vindicates her memory and turns her into a symbol of a woman who did not submit.
Written in Spanish, the work was originally published in 2003; the paperback edition dates from 2007.
For readers of historical fiction interested in the Spain of Charles V and in female figures silenced by history.
Esperanza Martínez de Lezea García is a Spanish writer who writes both in Spanish and Basque. She is a certified translator in French, English and German. She is also a television presenter and actor; she is one of the founders of the Kukubiltxo theatre company.
