Conquistadores (foto YouTube) The Fall of the Aztecs (foto YouTube) Conquistador Hernán Cortés: Fall of the Aztecs (Full documentary) Published on 3 nov. 2018 Stay a while and listen Please give thumbs up if you enjoy! Subscribe for more! New videos uploaded frequently! Documentaries Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHw4C5jmOdDz42azJ8VvlSTE9dMuxDihQ ‘Conquistador Hernán Cortés: Fall of the Aztecs‘ When Cortés finally sailed for the coast of Yucatán on February 18, 1519, he had 11 ships, 508 soldiers, about 100 sailors, and most important 16 horses. In March 1519 he landed at Tabasco, where he stayed for a time in order to gain intelligence from the local Indians. He won them over and received presents from them, including 20 women, one of whom, Marina (“Malinche”), became his mistress and interpreter and bore him a son, Martín. Cortés sailed to another spot on the southeastern Mexican coast and founded Veracruz, mainly to have himself elected captain general and chief justice by his soldiers as citizens, thus shaking off the authority of Velázquez. On the mainland Cortés did what no other expedition leader had done: he exercised and disciplined his army, welding it into a cohesive force. But the ultimate expression of his determination to deal with disaffection … Meer lezen over BBC | Micheal Wood – Conquistador Hernán Cortés: Fall of the Aztecs (Full documentary)