Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Bernal Díaz del Castillo
Born: 1492
Died: 1584 (aged 92)
Bio: Bernal Díaz del Castillo was a Spanish conquistador, who did not hold a leadership position in the conquest of Mexico, but participated as a soldier of fortune with Hernán Cortés.
Known for:
- The True History of the Conquest of Mexico
- The Betrayal of Montezuma