The conquest from the perspective of the victors. The most glorious scenes are detailed, the darkest scenes are just not there. Nevertheless, this book is really essential to understand how Cortes grabbed the Aztec Empire. Del Castillo's prose quis e wants clear, concise and factual, is quite enjoyable to read today. It tries to answer his critics (eg he says Las Casas tells anything about the massacres) and presents quality work. If one puts aside énormissime impasse on the massacres, looting and rape that have accaompagnées was a very faithful witness. The meeting with Montezuma's really moving.
