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First published in 1928. 'Something more than an historical
document of the first importance...his narrative is so readable
that one's interest and admiration are equally divided between the
stupendous events he records and the charming revelations of his
own character.' Saturday Review. Four eye-witnesses of the
discovery and conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards have left written
records, but of these the present volume and the letters of Cortes
(Volume 14) are by far the most important.
First published in 1928.
'Something more than an historical document of the first
importance...his narrative is so readable that one's interest and
admiration are equally divided between the stupendous events he
records and the charming revelations of his own character.'
Saturday Review.
Four eye-witnesses of the discovery and conquest of Mexico by the
Spaniards have left written records, but of these the present
volume and the letters of Cortes (Volume 14) are by far the most
important.
This rugged new translation--the first entirely new English
translation in half a century and the only one based on the most
recent critical edition of the Guatemalan MS--allows Diaz to
recount, in his own battle-weary and often cynical voice, the
achievements, stratagems, and frequent cruelty of Hernando Cortes
and his men as they set out to overthrow Moctezuma's Aztec kingdom
and establish a Spanish empire in the New World. The concise
contextual introduction to this volume traces the origins, history,
and methods of the Spanish enterprise in the Americas; it also
discusses the nature of the conflict between the Spanish and the
Aztecs in Mexico, and compares Diaz's version of events to those of
other contemporary chroniclers. Editorial glosses summarize omitted
portions, and substantial footnotes explain those terms, names, and
cultural references in Diaz's text that may be unfamiliar to modern
readers. A chronology of the Conquest is included, as are a guide
to major figures, a select bibliography, and three maps.
Ideally suited for use in swift-moving surveys of World, Atlantic,
and Latin American history, this abridgment of Ted Humphrey and
Janet Burke's 2012 translation of the True History provides key
excerpts from Diaz's text and concise summaries of omitted
passages. Included in this edition is a new preface outlining the
social, economic, and political forces that motivated the European
discovery of the New World.
Ideally suited for use in swift-moving surveys of World, Atlantic,
and Latin American history, this abridgment of Ted Humphrey and
Janet Burke's 2012 translation of the True History provides key
excerpts from Diaz's text and concise summaries of omitted
passages. Included in this edition is a new preface outlining the
social, economic, and political forces that motivated the European
discovery of the New World.
‘Whenever we fired our guns, the Indians gave great shouts and whistles, and threw up straw and earth so that we could not see what harm we had done them’ 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 Díaz 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. The Conquest of New Spain has a compelling immediacy that brings the past and its characters to life and offers a unique eye-witness view of the conquest of one of the greatest civilizations in the New World. J. M. Cohen’s translation is supplemented by an introduction and maps of the conquered territory.
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