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title: Bernal Díaz del Castillo
author: José-Manuel Benito
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16289/bernal-diaz-del-castillo/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-08-23
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# Bernal Díaz del Castillo

_Authored by José-Manuel Benito_

## Image File

[![Bernal Díaz del Castillo](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16289.png)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16289.png)

## Image Caption

A modern bust of the Spanish [conquistador](https://www.worldhistory.org/Conquistador/) and chronicler Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 - c. 1580). Díaz wrote a famous account, *[The Conquest of New Spain](https://www.worldhistory.org/The_Conquest_of_New_Spain/)*. The bust is in the town of Medina del Campo in Spain, the birthplace of Díaz.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Benito, J. (2022, August 23). Bernal Díaz del Castillo. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16289/bernal-diaz-del-castillo/>
### Chicago
Benito, José-Manuel. "Bernal Díaz del Castillo." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 23, 2022. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16289/bernal-diaz-del-castillo/>.
### MLA
Benito, José-Manuel. "Bernal Díaz del Castillo." *World History Encyclopedia*, 23 Aug 2022, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16289/bernal-diaz-del-castillo/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernal_Diaz_del_Castillo.jpg) by [**José-Manuel Benito**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bernal_Diaz_del_Castillo.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 23 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.