Memoirs of the Conquistador (e-bog) af Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Memoirs of the Conquistador e-bog

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According to Wikipedia: &quote;Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1492 - 1585) was a conquistador, who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards for Hernan Cortes, himself serving as a rodelero under Cortes... In the book, Castillo describes the Conquest of the Aztecs, in which he describes the Indoamerican cultures predominant in Mexico at that time. He also gives accounts ...
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Forfattere Bernal Diaz del Castillo (forfatter)
Forlag Seltzer Books
Udgivet 1 marts 2018
Længde 643 sider
Genrer 1KLCM
Sprog English
Format epub
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9781455427376
According to Wikipedia: "e;Bernal Diaz del Castillo (1492 - 1585) was a conquistador, who wrote an eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spaniards for Hernan Cortes, himself serving as a rodelero under Cortes... In the book, Castillo describes the Conquest of the Aztecs, in which he describes the Indoamerican cultures predominant in Mexico at that time. He also gives accounts of the human sacrifices, cannibalism and idolatry that he witnessed first hand... As a reward for his service, Diaz was appointed governor of Santiago de los Caballeros, present-day Antigua Guatemala. He finished writing his history in 1568, almost fifty years after the events described, a work he had begun (probably in the mid-1550s)..."e;