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Amadís de Gaula
Author: Garci Rodríguez de Montalvo
Referenced in 2 episodes
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November 16, 2023
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Referenced as 'a romance' and 'this chivalric romance' that Bernal Díaz compared the beautiful city of Iztapalapan to before its destruction, saying 'it's like something from Amadís.'
November 09, 2023
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Referenced in Bernal Diaz's quote describing the Spanish reaction to seeing Tenochtitlan: 'we thought it was a magical scene from the Book of Mardis' - this refers to the famous Spanish chivalric romance Amadís de Gaula