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Share Link copied Format epub Published May 02, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![La Navidad en las Montañas](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01kqnfgsxmf9gyhc73n217qtbe/editions/2026-09-06-html-v1/cover.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20261012%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20261012T203423Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=90ee2fb84939ba4f10cae771aa5d932c71202319d837ce07f3958339d0f849aa) ## About this work Lejos del bullicio de las grandes ciudades, donde la vida parece repetirse en cualquier lugar del mundo, se alzan las montañas de México: un paisaje de comunidades rurales, costumbres arraigadas y horizontes propios. Allí, Ignacio Manuel Altamirano sitúa esta evocadora historia navideña, concebida como un retrato íntimo de la vida mexicana en los distritos apartados. Su tono es idílico, pero su mirada no se limita a la fantasía: también observa con viveza la dureza, la sencillez y la riqueza espiritual de la existencia campesina. La Navidad en las Montañas acerca al lector a un México rural lleno de humanidad y belleza, y a una literatura que quiso convertir los temas nacionales en materia de arte. Esta edición recupera el texto clásico e incorpora introducción, notas y vocabulario para acompañar la lectura. Esta edición de Publica.now Classics incluye una nueva cubierta tipográfica y páginas editoriales de apertura y cierre. Sample ## Take a look inside \[Bold text is marked with /# … #/\] \[Illustration: IGNACIO M. ALTAMIRANO\] LA NAVIDAD EN LAS MONTAÑAS A SPANISH AMERICAN STORY BY IGNACIO MANUEL ALTAMIRANO WITH INTRODUCTION, NOTES, AND VOCABULARY BY EDITH A. HILL UNIVERSITY OF REDLANDS AND MARY JOY LOMBARD HIGH SCHOOL, REDLANDS, CAL. 1917 PREFACE As the author himself says in his Dedicatoria, a picture of Mexican life is here offered, not as seen in large cities, which are much the same all the world over, but in remote rural districts, "en las montañas." The tale is idyllic, but in spite of its romantic spirit it presents a vivid picture of rural life in Mexico. The text of this story is taken from the Fifth Edition, in the Biblioteca de la Europa y América, Paris, 1891. E.A.H. M.J.L. INTRODUCTION The following is quoted from Modern Mexican Authors, by Frederick Starr.\[1\] "No one who knows not the Mexican Indian village can appreciate the heroism of the man, who, born of Indian parents, in such surroundings attains to eminence in the nation. It is true that the Aztec mind is keen, quick, receptive; true that the poorest Indian of that tribe delights in things of beauty; true that the proverb and pithy saying in their language show a philosophic perception. But after all this is admitted, the horizon of the Indian village is narrow; there are few motives to inspiration; life is hard and monotonous. It must indeed be a divine spark that drives an Aztec village boy to rise above his surroundings, to gain wide outlook, to achieve notable things. "Ignacio M. Altamirano, a pure Aztec Indian, was born at Tixtla, State of Guerrero, December 12, 1834. The first fourteen years of his life were the same as those of every Indian boy in Mexico; he learned the Christian… [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fla-navidad-en-las-montanas) The sample continues in the full work. 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