This is a 1928 translation of the journals of the foot soldier Bernal Diaz (1492-1584), the fullest surviving eyewitness account of the Mexican conquest led by Hernan Cortes. Diaz describes the common soldiers' experiences as well as the battles, sieges, political in-fighting and treasures familiar from other sources.
An eyewitness account of the conquest of Mexico (1519 1522) from the viewpoint of a Spanish foot soldier.