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perseusmandate
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Aztec Political Thought (2013)
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
on Feb 3, 2019
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Both conquistadors were helped by native fighters, so these numbers only show the Spanish warriors not their massive allied army.
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IIRC Cortes had ~1500 conquistadors on his side and Pizarro had ~500