Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521

Bernal Diaz del Castillo (14951584) served under Cortes through the entire Mexican campaign, and his narrative is both an invaluable document and a spectacular epic. Del Castillo saw Cortes sink his own ships (to prevent desertion) as soon as they landed on Mexican soil, and watched Montezuma become a prisoner in his own palace. The immediacy of his voice as translated by renowned scholar A.P. Maudslay reaches across the centuries to invite readers to witness for themselves the horrors and wonders of the initial, apocalyptic clash between two great civilizations.del Castillo, Bernal Diaz is the author of 'Discovery and Conquest of Mexico 1517-1521', published 2004 under ISBN 9780306813191 and ISBN 030681319X.