# David S. Matrecano

> Italian historical-fiction author based in Ibiza (Spain). Writes and self-publishes
> narrative history in six languages — Spanish, English, Italian, German, French and
> Brazilian Portuguese — about the Crusades, the Knights Templar, the Great Siege of
> Malta (1565) and the ancient world of Herodotus. Rigorously sourced history told
> with the pace of a novel.

The site is a multi-page static website. Every page exists in six parallel language
versions linked by hreflang. Language codes: es, en, it, de, fr, pt (pt = pt-BR).

## Home pages by language
- [Español](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/es.html)
- [English](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/en.html)
- [Italiano](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/it.html)
- [Deutsch](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/de.html)
- [Français](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/fr.html)
- [Português (BR)](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/pt.html)

## Books
Seven titles, each published as an ebook in all six languages (42 editions) on
Amazon Kindle and Google Play Books.

Series C — "La Historia de las Ocho Cruzadas" (4 books, 11th–14th c.):
- C1 · The Crusade of Peter the Hermit
- C2 · The Blood of Jerusalem, Part 1
- C3 · The Blood of Jerusalem, Part 2
- C4 · The Dawn of the Templars

Series H — "Herodotus of Halicarnassus · Histories Reloaded 2.0" (2 of 9 published):
- H1 · The Book of the Muse Clio
- H2 · The Book of the Muse Euterpe

Standalone:
- M1 · Malta 1565 — The Great Siege of Malta

- [Catalogue ES](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/es.html)
- [Catalogue EN](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/en.html)
- [Catalogue IT](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/it.html)
- [Catalogue DE](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/de.html)
- [Catalogue FR](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/fr.html)
- [Catalogue PT](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/libros/pt.html)

## Blog
Long-form narrative-history articles, each published in all six languages, each with
an FAQ section and primary-source references. Topics: the First Crusade, the Templars,
Baldwin IV the Leper King, Saladin, the Great Siege of Malta 1565, Lepanto 1571,
Herodotus, Croesus and Lydia, Cyrus the Great, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra.

- [Blog ES](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/es.html)
- [Blog EN](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/en.html)
- [Blog IT](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/it.html)
- [Blog DE](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/de.html)
- [Blog FR](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/fr.html)
- [Blog PT](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/blog/pt.html)

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/sitemap.xml)
- [Book sitemap](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/sitemap-libros.xml)
- [Privacy policy](https://www.davidmatrecano.com/privacy.html)
- Contact: bigmatre@gmail.com
- Amazon author page ID: B09R2BJZMN