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SANDOVAL, Adriana. Three Literary Versions of a Conspiracy. Lit. mex [online]. 2015, vol.26, n.1, pp.41-64. ISSN 2448-8216.  https://doi.org/10.19130/iifl.litmex.26.1.2015.778.

"Visitador" Muñoz arrived to New Spain to oversee how the newly appointed viceroy had managed a conspiration to overthrow the government. There are three literary versions of the government official (a play, two historical chapters in a book, and an anonymous short story) which emphasize his cruelness. The literary treatment of this character contributed to validate Mexican Independence, criticizing the Spanish King and his officers.

Palavras-chave : Visitador Muñoz; Colonial Period; Mexican Nineteenth Century; Mexican Independence.