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The journals of the foot soldier Bernal Díaz (1492–1584) are the fullest surviving eyewitness account of the Mexican conquest led by Hernán Cortés. In this first volume, Díaz recounts his first expeditions to the Yucatán coast and the beginning of his service in Cortés’ army.
The True History of the Conquest of New Spain
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Summary
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492–1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico’s conqueror Hernán Cortés, and participated in the campaigns that led to the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. This 1928 translation of his journals derives from the 1904 edition by the Mexican historian Genaro García - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cortés’ exploits, Díaz’s epic focuses on the experiences of the common soldier. The most co…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781108017053 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1108017053 |
| Author: | Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Genaro García, Alfred Percival Maudslay |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Imprint: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 516 |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 650g |
| Dimensions: | 216mm x 140mm x 29mm |
| Series: | Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
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