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Los mares de la canela (Novela histórica) (Spanish Edition)

(2020) is the debut historical novel by Spanish diplomat Pilar Méndez Jiménez . Set in the late 19th century, the story is an epic journey of cultural confluence connecting rural Galicia, colonial Philippines, and imperial China through the spice trade . Narrative Summary Los_mares_de_la_canela_Pilar_Mendez_Jimenez.epub

The novel explores the intersection of Spanish, Chinese, and Filipino identities during the 19th century . Los mares de la canela (Novela histórica) (Spanish

Defined by "ancestral" traditions and a closed, rural society . Defined by "ancestral" traditions and a closed, rural

The primary intersection for the European and Asian characters .

Characters like Huang and Elba are driven by perseverance in the face of isolation and misunderstanding . Author Context

The plot follows , a young woman from a small Galician village, and her brother as they flee their homeland to seek a new life in the Philippines . Simultaneously, the story tracks three Chinese children— Mong, Huang, and Ling —who also migrate to the Philippines driven by Huang's ambitions .