1519, led by Hernan Cortes, hundreds of Spaniards followed by thousands of neighboring indigenous people marched into the Mexican capital Tenochtitlan. They were set on conquering the city, but did not until after 3 years of political quarrel. Both Spanish and Indigenous writers have described the events of Cortes’s arrival, including Lopez de Gomara, a Spaniard who wrote General History of the Indies in 1552 through first hand accounts of many returning Spaniards, including Cortes. In addition is…
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