9. The Aztecs - A Clash of Worlds
Fall of Civilizations Podcast
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Cortez's Death in Mexico
Cortez virtually bankrupted himself with his insatiable appetite for expeditions and adventures. His bones were relocated eight times in the following decades, first around spain and then over the sea to mexico. The rising swell of mexican nationalism and a strengthening indigenous mexican identity meant that cortez became a figure of hatred. He was no longer celebrated as a her o, but vilified as a monster. And finally, his bones were moved one last time, coming to rest in the church of jesus nazareno in mexico city.
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