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The convergence of Corts and Montezuma is the most emblematic event in the birth of what would come to be called "America." Landing on the Mexican coast on Good Friday, 1519, Hernn Corts felt himself the bearer of a divine burden to conquer and convert the first advanced civilization Europeans... read more
First Sentence
The Magnificent Lord Cristobal Colon (whom we always call Christopher Columbus) sighted Watling Island in the Bahamas on 11th October 1492.
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- Maurice Collis (Author)
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