Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital.  About the Author  Spanish historian Bernal Diaz del Castillo (c.1492-1584) was a soldier in the army of the conquistador Cortes in the attack on the Aztecs. J M Cohen translated widely from French and Spanish.

The Conquest of New Spain

History

Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Americas

PRENTICE/HALL

Excerpt from The True History of the Conquest of New Spain, Vol. 4 Of the Sierra. Then we descended a little and caught sight of the lake Of Mexico and its great cities standing in the water, and when we saw it we gave great thanks to God for allowing us to see it again. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The True History of the Conquest of New Spain, Vol. 4 (Classic Reprint)

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The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico

Europe

Farrar, Straus, and Cudahy

Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital. 
 About the Author 
 Spanish historian Bernal Diaz del Castillo (c.1492-1584) was a soldier in the army of the conquistador Cortes in the attack on the Aztecs. J M Cohen translated widely from French and Spanish.

Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, Diaz Del Casti

Snowball Publishing

Wahrhafte Geschichte der Entdeckung und Eroberung von Mexiko

Insel

historia verdadera de LA CONQUISTA DE LA NUEVA ESPANA

Editorial del Valle de México

Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España (Spanish Edition)

Espasa

Historia Verdadera De La Conquista De La Nueva EspañA

Cien de Mexico

Barcelona. 21 cm. XII, 1530 p. il. Encuadernación en tapa dura de editorial con sobrecubierta ilustrada. Colección 'Biblioteca clásica de la Real Academia Española', numero coleccion(v. 36). Díaz del Castillo, Bernal 1492-1581. Edición, estudio y notas de Guillermo Serés. Bibliografía: p. 1383-1457. Índices. En la portada: Real Academia Española. Cortés, Hernán. 1485-1547. México. Historia. 1517-1521 (Descubrimiento y conquista) .. Este libro es de segunda mano y tiene o puede tener marcas y señales de su anterior propietario. ISBN: 978-84-672-4876-0 (Círculo de Lectores); 978-84-81

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