Los libres no reconocen rivales
Paco Ignacio Taibo II

NONFICTION | 2012 | 150 pages

Where did the myth that the Zacapoaxtla people won the Battle of Puebla come from? Where did the strange idea of ​​fraternity within the party of the pure Republicans, the Reds, embroiled in debates and disagreements, originate? Where did the supposed unanimity of a resilient Mexico, seemingly mercifully ignoring hordes of traitors, turncoats, and sellouts, come from? Why is Zaragoza's furious reaction to a Puebla that failed to feed the Army of the East, and whose bourgeoisie and high clergy prayed for a French victory, not recounted? Why isn't the young general's doubts, his apparent inability to fully believe his victory, explored in greater depth?

One hundred and fifty years later, the feats of the Battle of May 5, 1862, still resonate: the anti-imperialism born of survival, the dignity of some, the despicable behavior of others, seemingly insignificant details, small stories that never cease to surprise and move us. Fortunately, the past never truly passes.

RIGHTS: spanish PLANETA

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