The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)
"The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)" by Bernal Díaz del Castillo is a first-person narrative written in 1568. This eyewitness account chronicles the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire from a common soldier's perspective. Díaz del Castillo defends the conquistadors' role while challenging other histories that glorified commanders or emphasized Spanish cruelty. Writing decades after the events, he expresses both pride in their achievements and
regret over Tenochtitlán's destruction, candidly admitting they came "to serve God, and also to get rich." (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Díaz del Castillo, Bernal, 1496-1584 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Lockhart, John Ingram |
| Title |
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historia_verdadera_de_la_conquista_de_la_Nueva_Espa%C3%B1a |
| Credits |
Produced by Julia Miller, Jane Hyland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 52.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | F1201: North America local history: Mexico |
| Subject | Mexico -- History -- Conquest, 1519-1540 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 32475 |
| Release Date | May 21, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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