A wealthy, sophisticated widow who infiltrates the Seville aristocracy.

Her male persona, used for dangerous street-level missions, duels, and underworld dealings. Setting & Historical Context

Bound by a blood oath to her dying father, Catalina travels to Seville—then one of the world's richest cities—to dismantle the Curvos' merchant empire.

(2010) is the second book in the Martín Ojo de Plata trilogy by Spanish author Matilde Asensi . Set in the early 17th century, it follows the protagonist, Catalina Solís, as she travels from the New World back to imperial Spain to exact revenge on the family that destroyed her life. Core Plot & Premise

To navigate 17th-century Spanish society, Catalina maintains a complex double life: