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Even more absurd to me than Cortes' conquest of Mexico was Pizarro's conquest of the Incas, an empire which was larger than both the Mayans or Aztec. IIRC Cort
by perseusmandate 8y ago
Even more absurd to me than Cortes' conquest of Mexico was Pizarro's conquest of the Incas, an empire which was larger than both the Mayans or Aztec.
IIRC Cortes had ~1500 conquistadors on his side and Pizarro had ~500
- spanxx 8y agoBoth conquistadors were helped by native fighters, so these numbers only show the Spanish warriors not their massive allied army.