The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492–1584) was a Spanish conquistador and historian, famed for his eyewitness accounts of the conquest of Mexico under the command of Hernán Cortés. Born in Medina del Campo, Spain, Díaz del Castillo set sail for the Americas as a young man, seeking adventure and fortune. Skilled not just in warfare but also in the art of narration, his best-known work is 'The True Histor...