The story begins in and shifts to a fictional valley in colonial Cuba . It follows two main characters whose paths converge on a voyage across the Atlantic:
Set during the lead-up to the 1898 crisis, it captures a world on the brink of transformation as the Spanish Empire's grip weakens. El Valle De Los Arcangeles Rafael Tarradas Bu...
El Valle de los Arcángeles by Rafael Tarradas Bultó is a sprawling set in mid-19th-century Cuba and Barcelona . It explores themes of ambition, the brutal reality of the slave system, and the eventual decline of the Spanish Empire. Core Plot & Setting The story begins in and shifts to a
The novel is a "descarnado" (stark) portrait of how far one woman will go to escape "hell" and reach "paradise". It explores themes of ambition, the brutal reality
The title refers to three massive sugar mills (ingenios) that dominate the landscape: Owned by the Serrano family. San Rafael: Owned by the Viader family. San Miguel: Owned by the Abbad family.