| The Conquest of New Spain Contributor(s): Bernal Diaz Del Castillo, Diaz Del Casti (Author), Bernal Diaz del Castillo (Author), Cohen, John M. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1607961806 ISBN-13: 9781607961802 Publisher: WWW.Snowballpublishing.com OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America - Travel | Special Interest - Adventure - History | Latin America - Mexico |
| Dewey: 972 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6" W x 9" (1.34 lbs) 416 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |