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u/filet_o_trout · 8 pointsr/history

I highly recommend reading The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz. It's definitely biased, but it was based on the account of a man who was actually there when Cortez invaded the Aztecs. One of the most interesting books I've ever read.

https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-New-Spain-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140441239

u/bitman_ · 5 pointsr/history

Here is a quote from one of Hernan Cortes soldiers when they aproached Tenochtitlan: "When we saw all those cities and villages build in the water, and other great towns on dry land, and that straight and level causeway leading to Mexico, we were astounded. Indeed some of our soldiers asked wheter or not it was all a dream" - Bernal Diaz del Castillo

Bernal Diaz del Castillo also wrote detailed accounts of the expeditions to the New World. The Conquest of New Spain is also a great book. It's amazing how well documented these expeditions are. We are very fortunate.

u/EventListener · 3 pointsr/printSF

A lot of historical / historical adventure / Western novels that I've really enjoyed feel like genre SF adventure novels exploring unfamiliar settings but with no actual SF elements:

u/CrownedCaribou · 2 pointsr/milliondollarextreme

What kinda of history you feeling? Broad histories of empires/states or more specific accounts?

I was mentioning this the other day as one of the best adventures I've read: https://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Conquest-Mexico-Bernal-Castillo/dp/030681319X

First hand account of Diaz's conquest.

This might be the same book but cheaper: https://www.amazon.com/Conquest-New-Spain-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140441239

Idk I found mine in a goodwill and it's one of my favorite books.

u/Hexteque · 2 pointsr/AskHistory

You absolutely need to read The Conquest of New Spain by Castillo. As mentioned in another post, it's a first hand account of one of the most epic adventures of all history.

The Penguin Classics book has a fantastic translation, is very readable and I cannot recommend it enough. I read it last year.

http://www.amazon.com/Conquest-New-Spain-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140441239/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1452103250&sr=8-1&keywords=conquest+of+new+spain

u/SecretJerker · 2 pointsr/history

I'm surprised this book hasn't been mentioned..
http://www.amazon.com/The-Conquest-Spain-Penguin-Classics/dp/0140441239

A first person account from someone who was there with Cortez. Awesome read.

u/ThanosDidNothinWrong · 2 pointsr/IAmA
u/spike · 1 pointr/books

The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz. The ultimate adventure novel, all the more amazing because it's all true. Diaz was a Conquistador with Cortez's expedition that conquered the Aztec Empire, and his retelling of the story is absolutely amazing. More exciting than any fiction. You can't make this stuff up, as they say.

u/reodd · 1 pointr/AskReddit

The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz

and

The War of Conquest: How it was Waged here in Mexico

Reading these two concurrently was absolutely fascinating. One was written by a man in the Spanish party, while the other is the Aztec account. Highly recommended.

u/toronado · 1 pointr/history

The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz. Amazing first person account of Cortes and the conquering of Mexico, better than any action movie you'll ever see.

u/Facewizard · 1 pointr/books

The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo, a book about Cortez and his soldiers and their invasion of the Aztec empire, from the point of view of a regretful old soldier. Actual historical account by an actual conquistador.

Books by Peter Fleming, like "Brazillian Adventure"-- in fact, practically any book published by Marlboro Travel

And Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East by Kingslake, a weird story about a wealthy young dilettant's trip into the middle east during the late 18th or early 19th centurey (I forget which). Again, written by the dude himself.