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The Spanish soldier Bernal Díaz del Castillo (ca. 1496-ca. 1584) was a member of the expedition that conquered the Aztec empire. His "A True History of the Conquest of New Spain" is the most co...
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In the following excerpt from a review of John Lockhart's translation of Díaz's Memoirs, the critic condemns Cortés 's cruelty, but finds honesty and eloquence in D&...
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In the following excerpt, Graham suggests that Díaz's sincerity, attention to detail, and appreciation for the common soldier should make his True History the most favored account of the...
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In this introduction to the second edition of Maurice Keatinge's translation of Díaz, Smith argues that Díaz described the "expedition to Mexico [as essentially democratic,...
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The following is an excerpt from Wagner's exhaustive analysis of Díaz's accuracy, in which he concludes that the author made many errors.
What's in a name? Much more than i...
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In the following essay, Cascardi describes Díaz's True History as a hybrid text that combines autobiography and fiction, and that anticipates the emergence of the novel.
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Critical Essay by The Living Age
