Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. As an experienced soldier of fortune, he had already participated in expeditions to Tierra Firme, Cuba, and to Yucatán before joining Cortés.
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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.
Witness a soldier's raw account of conquest in Mexico, where alliances and brutal battles shaped a nation's destiny.
By Bernal Díaz del Castillo
The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 1 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain.
A soldier's journey unfolds as he recounts the thrilling, treacherous, and transformative experience of the Spanish conquest of Mexico.
By Bernal Díaz del Castillo