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The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico, 1517-1521
The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 15171521 Author:Bernal Diaz Del Castillo Bernal D?az del Castillo (1495-1584) served under Cort?s through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative, one of only four extant firsthand accounts, is both an invaluable document and a spectacular epic. He watched as Cort?s sank his own Spanish ships, making desertion impossible and committing his small band of conquistadors irrevocably... more » to the Conquest. He bore witness to the imprisonment of Montezeuma in his own palace and was privy to the counsels of the great leaders throughout the Campaign.« less