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Díaz del Castillo

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[dee-ahth thel kahs-tee-lyaw] / ˈdi ɑθ ðɛl kɑsˈti lyɔ /

noun

  1. Bernal 1492–1581, Spanish soldier-historian of the conquest of Mexico.


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“These great towns … and buildings rising from the water, all made of stone, seemed like an enchanted vision,” Bernal Díaz del Castillo, a member of the expedition, wrote in “The Conquest of New Spain.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2021

When Cortés insisted, the emperor extended a welcome to the newcomers, providing luxurious lodgings and a “sumptuous dinner” after thousands of Aztecs lined up to gawk at the foreigners’ motley ranks, wrote Díaz del Castillo.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2021

They came to “serve God, but also to get rich,” as noted by Bernal Díaz del Castillo.

From Textbooks • Dec. 30, 2014