Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador who participated as a soldier in the conquest of the Aztec Empire under Hernán Cortés and late in his life wrote an account of the events. Wikipedia
Born: Medina del Campo, Spain
Died: February 3, 1584, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Known for: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Place of burial: San José Cathedral Antigua, Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala
Parents: Maria Diaz Rejon and Francisco Diaz del Castillo
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