Bernal+Diaz+del+Castillo

Short Bio:
====Bernal Diaz del Castillo was born 1492 in a poor family in Spain. He started his military carreer as a common soldier and later became an author and historian. As the eyewitness of the expedition to Mexico, he wrote //Historia verdadera de la conquista de la Nueva España(////The True History of the Conquest of New Spain). He died without deserved rewards for his services to the king.//====

Regions Explored

 * ====Tierra Firme====
 * ====Cuba====
 * ====Yucatán====
 * ====Mexico====
 * ====Antigua Guatemala====

Effect on locals

 * 1) ====Díaz took part in the campaigns against the Aztec, ending up in the defeat of Aztec.====
 * 2) ====He was given an encomienda in Guatemala.====
 * 3) ====He was the governor in Guatemala until he died in 1584.====

Overall assessment
====Diaz did not gain much wealth or fame as a result of participation in the conquest. In the book, The True History of the Conquest of New Spain, he presented a detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico including the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures and the capture of the Aztec capital. His account of the beauty, wealth, and eventual devastation of the Aztec city provides valuable evidence about traditional Aztec life and culture told from the perspective of a common soldier.====