Vivid, powerful and absorbing, this is a first-person account of one of the most startling military episodes in history: the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes and his band of adventurers. Bernal Diaz del Castillo, himself a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520 and their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital.About the AuthorSpanish historian Bernal Diaz del Castillo (c.1492-1584) was a soldier in the army of the conquistador Cortes in the attack on the Aztecs. J M Cohen translated widely from French and Spanish. Title: The Conquest of New Spain Author Name: Castillo, Bernal Diaz Location Published: Snowball Publishing: 2009 Binding: softcover Book Condition: As New Pages: 416 Categories: North & South American Colonial Wars 1500-1776, European Wars 1500s Seller ID: 2144
