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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      05 August 2011
      26 August 2010
      ISBN:
      9780511687006
      9781108017084
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511687006
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      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.54kg, 424 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Archaeology: General Interest, Geography, Historical Geography, History, Latin American History
      Series:
      Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    Subjects:
    Area Studies, Latin American Studies, Archaeology: General Interest, Geography, Historical Geography, History, Latin American History
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
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    Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492–1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés, 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 García - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cortés' exploits, Díaz's epic includes the experiences of the common soldier: hardship, thirst, long marches and unexpected attacks by rebels. The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes.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, containing chapters 137–173, describes the fall of Mexico. An appendix prepared by the editor provides a timeline of the 1521 siege based on both Díaz's and Cortés' accounts of the event.

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