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The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo - Volume 1
- By: Bernal Díaz Del Castilllo, John Ingram Lockhart - translator
- Narrated by: David Prickett
- Length: 17 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 159
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 134
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Story5 out of 5 stars 135
This memoir is an autobiographical account of the events as witnessed by Bernal Diaz - a Conquistador on that journey - a man from Spain who desperately hoped to carve out a life of riches for himself in the new world and instead found himself on an epic journey of conquest, whilst desperately fighting to stay alive, in previously unknown and unimagined lands. This is a true tale written in his own hand and translated into English. It is a gripping account of the events from the soldiers' viewpoint as each day becomes a battle for survival against incredible odds.
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First hand account of the Conquest of Mexico
- By eric on 10-30-19
Perceived truthful account of the incredible story of treats of character non existing in modern society
Reviewed: 01-21-24
The narrative is full of details which play important role in planning and executing of Cortes endeavors, with excellent descriptions of individual characters of conquistadors and Indian leaders, particularly Montezuma. That convince reader about authenticity of the author account. Reader cannot escape comparison with modern times with low quality of leaders, which easy life conditions do not create. These conditions give presently upper hand not to “doers” but rather “objectors” preventing any action. This book makes clear than judging the past times by modern standards is foolish, particularly that those who do it are ignorant of life realities of the past. It seems that the author intension was to present the TRUTH, which should be an ultimate goal of any action, and presently seems to be forgotten in our times overloaded with meaningless information.
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