Diaz del Castillo, Bernal

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Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Bernal Diaz del Castillo

(Spanish: Bernal Díaz del Castillo)

Spanish soldier and chronicler who participated in Cortés’s campaigns. His Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España was intended partly to correct Gómara’s account; it was first published in Madrid in 1632, with an English translation in 1800. (BCW 2:527).

Some links:

• Quotes: Zirkoff, Boris
• CTD article in Russian: Диас дель Кастильо, Берналь
• Other resources: Russian BTS: card data

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Shortly: Spanish soldier and chronicler who participated in Cortés’s campaigns. His Historia verdadera de la ...