Hackett Classics: The True History of The Conquest of New Spain (Hardcover)

from browsers

This is the book (not this copy, but the Penguin paperback) that got me hooked on the history of the Aztecs and the conquest of Mexico. In fact, this book got me reading history books much more regularly. By far one of the most fascinating events in history, and one of the most interesting first-...

from dwhill

An absolutely amazing first-person account of the conquest of Mexico by the Spanish. A must read for anyone interested in the subject.

from ben_a

One of the most riveting narratives in all of history.

from DinadansFriend

The history of the Spanish Conquest of the Mexica (Aztec) state is enlivened by this edition and translation of the sixteenth Century memoir by a participant. Bernal Diaz de Castillo was a medium rank officer in that epic struggle, and was driven by his ego and by some legal grudges to add his ac...

from kabouter

Intriguing novel (although it shouldn't be considered fiction), by one of Hernan Cortés' soldiers who tells the tale of the conquest of New-Spain (read: Mexico). If gives an image of the lifes of those conquistadores, and the quest for glory (and gold) by the soldiers and their superiors. Althoug...