UID:
almafu_9960118708102883
Umfang:
1 online resource (xvi, 403 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
0-511-68698-6
Serie:
Cambridge library collection. Travel and exploration
Originaltitel:
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España.
Inhalt:
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492-1584) was a foot soldier in the army of Mexico's conqueror Hernán Cortés, and participated in the campaigns that led to the fall of the Aztec empire in 1521. This 1928 translation of his journals derives from the 1904 edition by the Mexican historian Genaro García - the first edition based on the original manuscript. Written as a corrective to accounts that overemphasised Cortés' exploits, Díaz's epic focuses on the experiences of the common soldier. The most complete contemporary chronicle of the Mexican conquest, this important historical document is also a captivating adventure narrative that combines factual accuracy with many dramatic anecdotes. This volume focuses on the complex relationships that developed between the Spaniards and the Aztec emperor Montezuma on the army's arrival in Mexico.
Anmerkung:
Also issued in print: 2010.
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This translation originally published: London: Hakluyt Society, 1910.
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Translated from the Spanish.
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 1-108-01706-1
Sprache:
Englisch
