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THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE CONQUEST OF NEW SPAIN
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| By: |
Bernal Diaz Castillo, Genaro Garcia (Editor), Alfred Percival Maudslay (Trans) |
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Paperback |
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£34.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1108017088 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781108017084 |
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| Publisher: |
CAMBRIDGE LIBRARY COLLECTION |
| Pub. date: |
26 August, 2010 |
| Series: |
Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
| Pages: |
424 |
| Translated from: |
Spanish |
| Description: |
An eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (1519-1522); this volume focuses on the fall of Mexico in 1521. |
| Synopsis: |
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 includes the experiences of the common soldier: hardship, thirst, long marches and unexpected attacks by rebels. The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes.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, containing chapters 137-173, describes the fall of Mexico. An appendix prepared by the editor provides a timeline of the 1521 siege based on both Diaz's and Cortes' accounts of the event. |
| Illustrations: |
2 b/w illus. 1 colour illus. 2 maps |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cambridge University Press |
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Returnable |
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