The True History of the Conquest of New Spain

By:

Bernal Diaz del Castillo

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Paperback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies

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Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernan Cortes, 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 Garcia - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cortes' exploits, Diaz's epic focuses on the experiences of the common soldier. The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes. This volume focuses on the complex relationships that developed between the Spaniards and the Aztec emperor Montezuma on the army's arrival in Mexico. It contains chapters 82-136 and a key to the maps that appear at http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9781108017060.

Release date NZ

August 26th, 2010

Author

Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Audience

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Contributors

Edited by Genaro Garcia
Translated by Alfred Percival Maudslay

Country of Publication

United Kingdom

Illustrations

5 b/w illus. 3 colour illus.

Imprint

Cambridge University Press

Pages

438

Publisher

Cambridge Library Collection

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies

Dimensions

140x216x25

ISBN-13

9781108017060

Product ID

7109337

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