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   Fash-E :windmill_of_friendship: (fash-e@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 08-Jun-2025 12:34:04 JST Fash-E :windmill_of_friendship:
   When Hernán Cortés arrived on the shores of the New World with 600 men, he burned his own ships so there would be no possibility of retreat. They would either conquer the Aztec Empire or die trying.
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     bronze (bronze@pl.kitsunemimi.club)'s status on Sunday, 08-Jun-2025 12:34:02 JST bronze

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     • greenshoots
     @Fash-E @greenshoots WOULD
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     greenshoots (greenshoots@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 08-Jun-2025 12:34:03 JST greenshoots

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     @Fash-E The only thing they did wrong was breeding with the locals, the Spanish should've killed them all.
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     @greenshoots Were it so easy :pensive_cowboy:
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     pepsi_man (pepsi_man@poa.st)'s status on Sunday, 08-Jun-2025 12:35:11 JST pepsi_man

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     Fun fact:
     
     Hernan was also worried about internal politics among his men. He initially had the blessing of the governor of Cuba to explore and conquer Mexico, but the governor withdrew that blessing. Not to be deterred, Hernan borrowed money to buy a third ship and sailed for Mexico. Some of his men were Cuban loyalists, so Hernan helped make up their minds.
     
     "I'm not trapped in here with you, you're trapped in here with me."
     -Hernan Cortes (probably)
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