Díaz del Castillo

American  

[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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Example Sentences

Already an old man, the former soldier Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote “The True History of the Conquest of New Spain” in an attempt to reap with his pen the rewards that had eluded him with the sword.

From New York Times

In his memoirs, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, one of Cortés’ soldiers, reported that Malinche was from Coatzacoalcos, a coastal settlement in present-day Veracruz, and that her family sold her as a child to Indigenous traders who then turned around and sold her to the Chontal Maya.

From Los Angeles Times

“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

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

In his seminal account, “The Conquest of New Spain,” Bernal Díaz del Castillo chronicled how the mysterious remains resonated in the oral history of the Tlaxcalan civilization of central Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times