Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics) by Bernal Diaz del Castillo Bullying tuned by a poet's ear--and

tuned by a poet's ear--and

sparked wars

The year was 1860

might as well be transporting her to another world

author of Awakening at Midlife

Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics) by Bernal Diaz del Castillo Bullying tuned by a poet's ear--andA first person account of the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes Bernal Daz del Castillo, a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520. In this vivid, powerful and absorbing account of one of the most startling military episodes in history, he details their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the