The Nirex Collection: Diplomacy in revolution

Bernal Díaz del Castillo nació en Medina del Campo, en 1495, y murió en Guatemala. Hijo de Francisco Díaz del Castillo, regidor de su ciudad natal, y de María Díez Rejón. Viajó a América acompañado de Pedrarias Dávila y estuvo en las expediciones de Francisco Hernández de Córdoba y Juan de Grijalva. Participó con Hernán Cortés en la conquista de Nueva España, y estuvo en la «Noche triste», y en el asedio de Tenochtitlán, siendo herido de gravedad en Tlascala. Después vivió en la ciudad de Santiago de los Caballeros de Guatemala y allí se casó con Teresa de Becerra,...

This book captures the most stunning studies, the difficulties, the dangers, and the experiences during a 10-year period of travel and expeditions. Author Juan Jesus Vallejo journeys across five continents, giving us a glimpse into the pyramids in Peru that are older than the Egyptian pyramids; the first human temples with more than 10,000 years of history, discovered in the dusty fields of Kurdistan; and the largest and most puzzling painted rocks on the planet, in nearly unexplored areas of the Sahara. An endless stream of riddles, anecdotes, and facts, this book demonstrates that the world ...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute...