Introduces the life of Hernán Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1496 - 1584) was a Spanish conqueror who participated in the conquest of Mexico in the 16th century. "True Story of the Conquest of New Spain" is a work of captivating style from the first lines. It narrates the process of the conquest of Mexico in a rough, but simple, agile and direct way. Each page is a picturesque portrait full of details. To read his book is to be transported to the past and to live with a soldier all...
Describes the life of Hernando Cortés, the Spanish explorer who discovered Baja California and explored the Pacific coast of Mexico, but who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire.