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Also "The Conquest of New Spain" .. written as a first hand account by a soldier for Cortes. Obviously cruel and exploitative what the conquistadors did, but i

Also "The Conquest of New Spain" .. written as a first hand account by a soldier for Cortes. Obviously cruel and exploitative what the conquistadors did, but it's an example how fact can be sometimes more incredible than fiction. How a small band of soldiers got in way over their heads and had to bluff and bully their way through, or would have certainly been killed. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108490.The_Conquest_of_New_Spain https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/108490.The_Conquest_of_N...

crooked-v 2y ago
Of course, another major factor there is that just about everyone subject to the Aztecs hated them for a variety of reasons, but most obviously all the raiding/kidnapping and blood sacrifice. That's not to say the Spanish Empire was necessarily better, but their opportunities would have been much slimmer if the Aztecs had been even a little bit less all-around cruel.
lucretian 2y ago
if you enjoyed that, i very much recommend this work of historical fiction: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127938747-you-dreamed-of-empires https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/127938747-you-dreamed-of...