Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.
year: 2004, 2013
call number/section: 1000
subjects: pueblo revolt, 1680, fiction, women storytellers, pueblo indians, pueblo women, storytelling, new mexico, history, to 1848, fiction, prisoners
Editions
Anaya, Rudolfo A
University of New Mexico Press (2004)
Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.
Schools: 2
Anaya, Rudolfo A
University of New Mexico Press (2013)
Serafina, taken prisoner along with a group of Pueblo Indians for conspiring against the colonial government of New Mexico in 1680, intrigues the Governor with her intelligence and ability to speak Spanish, leading him to strike a bargain with the young woman that she will tell him a story each night, and if he is pleased by the tale, he will release one of the captives.
Schools: 0