Bernal DÃaz del Castillo(1495–1584) served under Cortés through the entire Mexican campaign; and his narrative; one of only four extant firsthand accounts; is both an invaluable hirstorical document and a spectacular epic. He was with Cortés when the latter sank the ships; thus committing the small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest; he was privy to the counsels of the leaders and was at hand when Montezuma was made a prisoner in his own palace. Bernal DÃaz fought in over a hundred battles and skirmishes against an enemy who made living sacrifices of their prisoners. These things he saw and recorded in a bold blunt voice whose immediacy; in Maudslay's classic translation; reaches across the centuries to invite readers to witness for themselves the horrors and wonders of the initial; apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations.
2001-07-01Format: ImportOriginal language:English #File Name: 0304362506
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