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El capitán Alatriste
Introducción

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«No era el hombre más honesto ni el más piadoso, per era un hombre valiente.»

Introducción

El capitán Alatriste, by Arturo y Carolota Pérez-Reverte is the story of Diego Alatriste de Tenorio, an ex-soldier of the Spanish tercios who fought in the wars in Flanders. The story is told by Íñigo Balboa, an adolescent boy who has lived with the Capitán since the death of his own father and good friend of el Capitán. The story takes place in Golden Age Spain and is filled with characters from the era, from Velázquez and Lope de Vega to Francisco de Quevedo and Felipe IV.

Alatriste makes his living as an espadachín, or sword for hire. Hired by some shady characters with connections to the Holy Inquisition, Alatriste follows his conscious and fails to kill an Englishmen targeted by the Inquisition, thereby ensuring that the Inquisition itself will target the captain. The story is complicated when Íñigo falls in love with a beautiful young menina from the royal house who toys with his emotions and is the daughter of one of the men now determined to have Alatriste killed.

The edition we are using in the 2009-2010 academic year is published by Punto de lectura and is available from Amazon here.

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Updated: September 4, 2010 by El prof. Herren-Lage
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