The City Of Dreams: The Aztec Conquest Part 2
Conflicted: A History Podcast
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The Aztecs, the Native Allies, Pledged to Stand by You
The spaniards had unwittingly brought that deadly disease with them into the heart of messo america. The long causeways and deep waters of tinechitlan had protected the aztecs for centuries, but they were utterly defenceless against smallpox. Without the support and help of these allies, cortes and his men would have all died or starved, according to one spaniard. There was nowhere else to go back. They agreed to stay and finish the job. By hook or by crook, tineChitlan would be theirs. And the tlax collins, the native allies, pledged to stand with them as well.
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