{"product_id":"the-conquest-of-new-spain-isbn-9780140441239","title":"The Conquest of New Spain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA first-person account of the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBernal Díaz del Castillo, a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520. In this vivid, powerful and absorbing account of one of the most startling military episodes in history, he details their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the expulsion and flight of the Spaniards, and their regrouping and eventual capture of the Aztec capital.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenguin Classics is the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world, representing a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.The Conquest of New Spain - Bernal Diaz       \u003ci\u003eTranslated with an Introduction by J. M. Cohen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eMap of Mexico City and Lake Texcoco\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePreliminary Note\u003cbr\u003eThe Expedition of Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba\u003cbr\u003eThe Expedition of Juan de Grijalva\u003cbr\u003eThe Expedition of Hernando Cortes: Preparations\u003cbr\u003eThe Voyage\u003cbr\u003eDoña Marina's Story\u003cbr\u003eA Pause on the Coast\u003cbr\u003eThe Stay at Cempoala\u003cbr\u003eThe Foundation of Vera Cruz\u003cbr\u003eThe March to Cingapacinga and Return to Cempoala\u003cbr\u003eEvents at Vera Cruz: The Destruction of the Ships\u003cbr\u003eThe Tlascalan Campaign\u003cbr\u003ePeace with Tlascala: Embassies from Mexico\u003cbr\u003eThe March to Mexico\u003cbr\u003eThe Entrance into Mexico\u003cbr\u003eThe Stay in Mexico\u003cbr\u003eMontezuma's Captivity\u003cbr\u003eCortes in Difficulties\u003cbr\u003eThe Flight from Mexico\u003cbr\u003eCortes Collects Fresh Strength\u003cbr\u003eExpeditions around the Lake\u003cbr\u003eThe Siege and Capture of Mexico\u003cbr\u003eMap of the March from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico\u003cbr\u003eMap of the Coastline of Mexico\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpanish historian \u003cb\u003eBernal Diaz del Castillo\u003c\/b\u003e (c.1492-1584) was a soldier in the army of the conquistador Cortes in the attack on the Aztecs. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJ M Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e translated widely from French and Spanish, including for Penguin Classics Montaigne's \u003ci\u003eEssays\u003c\/i\u003e and Cervantes'\u003ci\u003e Don Quixote\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302915002597,"sku":"NP9780140441239","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140441239.jpg?v=1767738821","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-conquest-of-new-spain-isbn-9780140441239","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}