The True History of the Conquest of New Spain, Volume 2

by Bernal Diaz and Bernal Díaz del Castillo

Book Overview

Soldier of fortune and 16th century Spanish conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo is best known today for his first-hand accounts of Spain's expeditions to the New World. The son of a prominent regidor of Medina del Campo, Diaz del Castillo left home in 1514 at age eighteen to join his first expedition to the New World, that of Pedrarias Davila. This expedition would be the largest of all the Spanish expeditions with nineteen vessels and over fifteen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1597403571
• ISBN13: 9781597403573
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: ACLS History E-Book Project
• Length: 388 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"