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Cortes was an opportunistic lawyer/notary he had no military experience before the conquest of Mexico and I’m not sure there is any evidence that he had any mil
by wwtrv 5y ago
Cortes was an opportunistic lawyer/notary he had no military experience before the conquest of Mexico and I’m not sure there is any evidence that he had any military education.
- poisonarena 5y agoWell he overthrew the Aztec Empire.. Also his dad was an infantry captain. And he seemed to be commanding his armies, and armies of allied tribes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Otumba https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Otumba
- wwtrv 5y agoYeah he turned out to be a fairly competent commander but it was main his diplomatic skill that allowed him to conquer Mexico. There is no way he would have won without the tens of thousands of native allies that fought alongside the Spanish.