Bernal Diaz Del Castillo

Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 – ca. 1585) was a Spanish conquistador and chronicler best known for his firsthand account of the conquest of Mexico. Born in Medina del Campo, Spain, into a poor family, he received little formal education. In search of fortune, he sailed to the Americas in 1514, initially settling in Tierra Firme and later Cuba. After failed promises of wealth, he joined early expeditions to the Yucat...