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Díaz del Castillo, Bernal

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Díaz del Castillo, Bernal (c. 1492-c. 1581)

Spanish soldier and chronicler. He arrived in the New World in 1514 with conquistador Pedro Arias de Ávila (c. 1440-1531) and took part in the exploration of the Gulf coast of Mexico in 1517 and 1518. He served as a common soldier under Pedro de Alvarado during the conquest of Mexico, and is known for his Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España/True Account of the History of New Spain.
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