by Toti Martínez de Lezea · Maeva Ediciones · tapa dura · ISBN 9788496231016
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«La comunera» is the historical novel by Toti Martínez de Lezea, published by Maeva Ediciones in hardcover (328 pages, in Spanish).
In 1511, doña María Pacheco, a descendant of the Villena family, is married by family agreement to Juan de Padilla, a hidalgo of lower rank. Despite initial discontent, love grows between them and both end up leading the revolt of the Communities of Castile against the imperial troops of Charles I, in defense of the people's rights. The novel follows their love story and their struggle, which culminates in Padilla's death at Villalar and María's exile, as she maintains Toledo's resistance for six months.
Published in the Nueva Historia collection. The back cover includes a quote from the magazine Qué Leer highlighting Toti Martínez de Lezea as a historical novel author.
For readers of historical and romantic fiction set in the Spain of the Catholic Monarchs and Charles I, interested in female characters who defied the conventions of their time.
Esperanza Martínez de Lezea García is a Spanish writer who writes both in Spanish and Basque. She is a certified translator in French, English and German. She is also a television presenter and actor; she is one of the founders of the Kukubiltxo theatre company.
