The Discovery and Conquest of Mexico
by Diaz Del Castillo, BernalEdition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-01-20
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary
Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1495-1584) served under Cortes 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 Cortes sank his own Spanish ships, making desertion impossible and committing his small band of conquistadors irrevocably to the Conquest. He bore witness to the imprisonment of Montezuma in his own palace and was privy to the counsels of the great leaders throughout the Campaign.
Author Biography
Bernal Diaz del Castillo fought in over one hundred battles against Mexico. His account of the conquest is one of only four firsthand accounts.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Extracts from Editor's Introduction | p. xix |
| Prefatory Note | p. xxxii |
| Preface by the Author | p. xxxiii |
| The Discovery | |
| The Expedition under Cordova | p. 3 |
| The Expedition under Grijalva | p. 17 |
| The Conquest | |
| The Expedition under Cortes | p. 31 |
| The March Inland | p. 69 |
| The War in Tlaxcala | p. 121 |
| The March to Mexico | p. 169 |
| The Stay in Mexico | p. 197 |
| The Expedition under Narvaez | p. 255 |
| The Flight from Mexico | p. 295 |
| The Halt at Tepeaca | p. 327 |
| The Return to the Valley | p. 339 |
| Preliminary Expeditions | p. 355 |
| The Siege and Fall of Mexico | p. 391 |
| Appendix | |
| Commentary by the Translator | p. 457 |
| Note on Spelling | p. 469 |
| Itinerary | p. 470 |
| Index | p. 473 |
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