In that sense, it was an event with few parallels. Spanish soldiers, led by a minor Spanish nobleman called Hernán Cortés, had invaded Mexico, without pretext, in 1519....
This 16th century indigenous painting shows Hernán Cortés’s local allies accompanying Spanish soldiers....
They were Mesoamerica’s ‘Athenians’ in contrast to the Aztecs’ more militaristic Spartan-like culture....
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