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nydus/The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2)Public

Bernal Díaz del Castillo chronicles the military expedition led by Hernán Cortés against the city of Tezcuco in late 1520. This account details the mobilization of Spanish forces and Tlascallan allies, as well as the tactical challenges encountered while navigating mountain passes during the march toward Mexico.

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Table of Contents

THE SECOND VOLUME.

Chap. CXXXVII.How the whole of us marched towards Tezcuco, and what happened to us on our way there1
Chap. CCVIII.Of the human sacrifices and abominations practised by the inhabitants of New Spain; how we abolished these, and introduced the holy Christian faith into the country388
Chap. CCIX.How we introduced the Christian religion among the Indians; of their conversion and baptism; and of the different trades we taught them390
Chap. CCX.Of other advantages which arose from our glorious conquests393
Chap. CCXI.The deliberations which took place at Valladolid in the year 1550, in the royal council of the Indies, respecting the distribution of Indians in perpetuity398
Chap. CCXII.Of various remarks which were made respecting my history, which the reader will be pleased to hear401
Chap. CCXIII.Of the planets and signs in the heavens which prognosticated reted by the Mexicans; and of other matters406
Notes411
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