Montezuma's Daughter
- First published
- 1893
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"Montezuma's Daughter" by H. Rider Haggard is a novel published in 1893. Englishman Thomas Wingfield embarks on a quest for vengeance after his mother's murder, leading him through the Spanish Inquisition, shipwreck, and slavery. Unwillingly joining a Spanish expedition to New Spain, he witnesses the brutal clash between European conquistadors and native civilizations. Amidst war and misunderstanding, Thomas marries Otomie, daughter of an Aztec emperor, finding love in a world torn apart by conquest and cultural collision.
- Mexico
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #1848. Montezuma's Daughter on Wikipedia.
