The Conquest of New Spain (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780140441239)

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 D?z 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.

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Author: Bernal D?z del Castillo
ISBN-10: 0140441239
ISBN-13: 9780140441239
Publisher: Penguin Group
Language: English
Published: 08/30/1963
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.08w x 0.99d