Summary Of The True History Of The Conquest Of New Spain

Conquest of New Spain When trying to recall a historical event, we try to find the most accurate and most reliable source that is available. It is important to make sure that the source is accurate because if it is not, the information that we share could be false. When recalling the events that happened when the Spanish and the Aztecs had an encounter, we look at many different sources such as excerpts, background information, and even the actual translated version of the book that Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote himself. After reading all of these sources, I found that the book written by Bernal Díaz del Castillo titled “The True History of the Conquest of New Spain” is more reliable because it provides a good amount of information that comes
It is a primary source so it is for the most part a reliable source. This source is a translated version of Castillo’s book which means that there is a possibility that some of the information could have been translated wrong, or something could have been left out. If we ignore the fact that there could possibly be some translation errors or some information left out, the book is actually a good source. We have information about what happened during the encounter between the Spanish and the Aztecs from the person who was actually there. In this source, we get a look at the events that took place when the Spanish and the Aztecs had an encounter. Castillo explains the start of the war happened between the Spanish and the Aztecs by saying “Either from anger [at this treatment] or because it had already been agreed on that we were to be attacked, it was not a quarter of an hour later that a soldier arrived in great haste and badly wounded.” In this quote, we get a feel at how Castillo could have been feeling at that moment. Throughout the rest of the book, Castillo records what happened between them and how everything ultimately ended. The source titled “Background Information for The Conquest of New Spain” provides a brief summary of what happened when the Spanish and Aztecs encountered each other without going