When was 'The Conquest of New Spain' written?

'The Conquest of New Spain' was written in 1568.

Why did Bernal Díaz write 'The Conquest of New Spain'?

Bernal Díaz wrote 'The Conquest of New Spain' to correct errors he felt other chronicles had made and to show his own role and that of other conquistadors in the conquest.

Why is Bernal Díaz del Castillo important?

Bernal Díaz del Castillo is important because he wrote a firsthand and accessible account of the conquest of Mexico in the 1520s.

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The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 to c. 1580) is an account written in 1568 of the early Spanish colonization of Mesoamerica, specifically the conquest of the Aztec civilization in Mexico from 1519 to 1521 when Díaz was a member of the conquistador expedition led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547).

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1492 - c. 1580
Life of the Spanish conquistador and chronicler Bernal Díaz.
1517
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar sends an expedition led by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba to explore the Yucatán peninsula.
1518
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar sends an expedition led by Juan de Grijalva to explore the Yucatán peninsula.
1519
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar sends an expedition led by Hernán Cortés to explore the Yucatán peninsula.
13 Aug 1521
The Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan falls into the hands of Spanish forces led by Hernán Cortés.
1568
The Conquest of New Spain' by Bernal Díaz del Castillo is published.

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