The Decrepit Civilization of the Aztecs

There's an argument to be made. with Cortez did with the Aztecs. The Golden Bow resonates because people saw that as a way to understand the origins of European civilization before the Aryans came. I don't think Cortez did anything particularly wrong but you can argue that Francisco Pizarro, who was instrumental in the toppling of the Inca empire, probably went overboard in some circumstances. But yeah, I think it's all there in Howard and I think nobody is directly setting us in this direction.

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