painting of a 16th century Spanish cannon with bullets and required loadings tools.

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   Mina (mina@berlin.social)'s status on Wednesday, 26-Jun-2024 00:38:33 JST Mina

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   is full of references, so I would call it a proper history book.

   Unlike, what I expected, Hernán Cortez and his men did not conquer Mexico through the superiority of their weapons. It played a role, but not enough to give a few hundred men sufficient advantage over the huge Aztec army.

   No. The Spanish victory was caused by a combination of factors:

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