The True History of the Conquest of New Spain [Paperback]

An eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (15191522); this volume focuses on the fall of Mexico in 1521.The journals of the foot soldier Bernal D?az (14921584) are the fullest surviving eyewitness account of the Mexican conquest led by Hern?n Cort?s. This volume focuses on the fall of Mexico, and includes a timeline of the 1521 siege that compares D?azs and Cort?s accounts of the event.The journals of the foot soldier Bernal D?az (14921584) are the fullest surviving eyewitness account of the Mexican conquest led by Hern?n Cort?s. This volume focuses on the fall of Mexico, and includes a timeline of the 1521 siege that compares D?azs and Cort?s accounts of the event.Bernal D?az del Castillo (14921584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hern?n Cort?s, 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 Garc?a - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cort?s' exploits, D?az'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 The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes.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 137173, describes the fall of Mexico. An appendix prepared by the editor provides a timeline of the 1521 siege based on both D?az's and Cort?s' accounts of the event.Book X. The Return to the Valley: 137. How we marched with all our army on the way to the city of Texcoco; 138. How we went to Iztapalapa with Cort?s; 139. How three pueblo in the neighbourhood of Texcoco sent to ask for peace and pardon; 140. How Gonzalo de Sandoval went to Tlaxcala to fetch the timber for the launches; Book XI. Preliminary Expeditions: 141lsH