Juan is a mestizo of mixed Spanish and Indio heritage sure to be doomed to a short violent life begging on the streets. But Juan has a special gift for handling horses and an ability to defend himself at a time when a mans best friends are his horse and his sword. Only El Mestizo the half-caste son of the conqueror Cortés knows that the blood of kings flows in the young beggar.

After killing a man for beating a horse Juan becomes a highwayman and horse thief before disguising himself as a wealthy caballero. He is wined and dined by the richest and most powerful people in the colony—who dont realize that some of them had once stared down the barrel of Juans pistola as he took their gold.

Fighting conniving and loving in a colorful era of flashing swords and brave hearts Juan must use all the tricks he learned as a beggar and a bandit to unlock the secret of his own heritage.

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