The True History of the Conquest of New Spain

Bernal Daz del Castillo (14921584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico''s conqueror Hernn Corts 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 Garca - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Corts'' exploits Daz''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 The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes.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 82136 and a key to the maps that appear at cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=9781108017060.