| Historia Verdadera de La Conquista de La Nueva Espana Contributor(s): Bernal, Diaz Del Castillo (Author), Diaz del Castillo, Bernal (Author), Daz de Castillo, Bernal (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108017363 ISBN-13: 9781108017367 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $71.24 Product Type: Paperback Language: Spanish Published: August 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Latin America - Central America - History | Europe - Spain & Portugal - History | Latin America - Mexico |
| Dewey: 972 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Latin American Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 6" W x 9" (1.95 lbs) 610 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Cultural Region - Mexican |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Bernal D az del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hern n Cort s. The first edition of his True History of the Conquest of New Spain (as it was entitled in a later English translation) was published in Madrid in 1632 from a manuscript copy sent to Spain shortly after the author's death. Written in a highly accessible style, and describing the experiences of the troops themselves, the work became even more successful than the official accounts and went through many editions and translations. The two-volume edition reissued here was first published in 1904 and is considered a more reliable text, as it was based on the original manuscript preserved in Guatemala City. Volume 1 contains an introduction by the editor, the influential Mexican historian and book-collector Genaro Garc a (1867-1920), a table of variant readings, and chapters 1-139 of the text. |
