Black Legend

Yucatán, 1562. When Diego, a Mayan convert turned Catholic priest, returns to his ancestral homeland alongside his mentor, the zealous Franciscan friar Brother de Landa, he finds himself caught between two irreconcilable worlds.

Educated in Spanish seminaries and trained to view his native traditions as heresy, Diego serves the very institution determined to obliterate his people’s ancient wisdom. But when whispers of human sacrifice trigger a brutal inquisition, even his own family becomes the target of Church persecution.

In a single night, thousands of irreplaceable Maya manuscripts—the soul of an entire civilization—are consumed by flames.

Diego must choose: remain loyal to the faith that shaped him, or risk everything to save what remains of a culture facing extinction.

Black Legend is perfect for fans of The Name of the Rose, Silence, and The Power of the Dog.