Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Broschiertes Buch

The Conquest of New Spain

Beschreibung

Presents a 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.

Autor

Spanish historian Bernal Diaz del Castillo (c.1492-1584) was a soldier in the army of the conquistador Cortes in the attack on the Aztecs. J M Cohen translated widely from French and Spanish, including for Penguin Classics Montaigne's Essays and Cervantes' Don Quixote.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 1963
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 197mm x 129mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 303g
• ISBN-13: 9780140441239
• ISBN-10: 0140441239
• Artikelnr.: 20957920