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Referenced multiple times as a primary source chronicle/memoir. Described as 'the great chronicler, memoirist' whose account describes the events of the conquest, including the Noche Triste and descriptions of cities like Iztapalapan.

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Referred to as 'The historian that we've mentioned most' who 'is brilliant on this' regarding the violent nature of the conquest and how it should be understood as a brutal war with violence against civilians.

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Referenced as an example of 'later kind of romantic versions of the story' from the 19th century that portrayed the conflict as 'Spaniards versus Aztecs' rather than acknowledging the role of indigenous allies.

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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.'