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Bernal Díaz del Castillo
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Bernal Díaz del Castillo (c. 1492 – 3 February 1584) was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events.
Quotes
Y quiero volver con la pluma en la mano como el buen piloto lleva la sonda por el mar, descubriendo los bajos cuando siente que los hay, así haré yo en caminar a la verdad de lo que pasó.
In resuming my pen I will, like a careful pilot who throws out the lead when he is in danger of shallows, search after truth.
Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España (wr. 1568; pub. 1632) ch. 18 (tr. John Ingram Lockhart, 1844)
See also
Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
External links
Category:1490s births
Category:1584 deaths
Category:Travel writers
Category:Authors from Spain
Category:Explorers from Spain
Category:Military leaders from Spain