This is a novel about the birth of a great people that was born after the conquest of Mexico. About people of mixed blood who showed perseverance in the face of hostility and persecution. This is the story of Cristo the Bastard, a young man in whom Spanish and Aztec blood were combined. Cristo began life as a beggar and an outcast on the streets of the City of the Dead, but he never bowed his head. He set off along the path of his ancestors to acquire the knowledge of the ancient Aztec people. Where will this road lead him? Blood of the Aztec is an international bestseller from the author of the novels Aztec and The Traveler.