The City Of Dreams: The Aztec Conquest Part 2
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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Hernand Cortes's Adventures in Tinochitlan
Hernand cortes had the emperor wrapped around his finger. His men were making inventory of all the gold in the city for seizure and delivery to spain. A shrine to the virgin mary had even been erected on the top of the main temple. An armada of 18 warships had landed vera cruz, and the town was crawling with soldiers. The vengeful governor of cuba had sent a military force to put an end to cortez's rogue expedition.
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