Historical fiction
Montemayor
The records were never meant to be read.
A priest opens a locked chest in the church archives. What spills out is the scandal that stained the founding of Monterrey.
The story.
Centuries later, Father Martín finds a box of forgotten records — letters, testimonies, fragments buried in church archives.
Arranged together they tell a hidden history: Diego de Montemayor, soldier, explorer, founder of Monterrey; his wife Juana Porcallo, whose strength could not stop the whispers; their daughter Estefanía, pulled into a dangerous alliance.
At the center: Alberto del Canto, conquistador and rival, tied to Montemayor’s legacy by an affair that shook family and faith.
A priest’s quiet transcription becomes a record of passion, violence, and the choices made in shadow that shaped generations.
Inside
- The scandal that stained the birth of Monterrey
- A love triangle in whispers and accusations
- Honor and survival on the colonial frontier
- The silenced voices of women, restored
