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... actually found the Chalca forces drawn up and preparing for war ; they were so numerous that they covered the whole plain . Matters had meanwhile come to a head between the Chalca and Moctezuma's Texcocan allies . They had actually ...
... actually found the Chalca forces drawn up and preparing for war ; they were so numerous that they covered the whole plain . Matters had meanwhile come to a head between the Chalca and Moctezuma's Texcocan allies . They had actually ...
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... actually blocked ; this was something which they saw themselves forced to avenge , notwithstanding the hazards of fighting a distant and powerful enemy . Moreover , the advantages of imposing actual domination were considerable ...
... actually blocked ; this was something which they saw themselves forced to avenge , notwithstanding the hazards of fighting a distant and powerful enemy . Moreover , the advantages of imposing actual domination were considerable ...
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... actually informed their leaders that the Spaniards were men , because they ate turkeys , dogs and maize cakes , and not the hearts of victims . Cortés himself went out of his way to tell them that he was a man of flesh and blood ...
... actually informed their leaders that the Spaniards were men , because they ate turkeys , dogs and maize cakes , and not the hearts of victims . Cortés himself went out of his way to tell them that he was a man of flesh and blood ...
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EARLY RULERS | 35 |
THE OBSIDIAN SERPENT | 62 |
MOCTEZUMA ITHE EMPIRE TAKES SHAPE | 86 |
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