"Furthermore, they had calculated that if 25,000 of……" — Hernando Cortes
"Furthermore, they had calculated that if 25,000 of them died for every one of us, they would finish with us first, for they were many and we were but few."
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15 Quotes by Hernando Cortes
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So loud was the wailing of the women and children that there was not one man among us whose heart…
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They no longer had nor could find any arrows, javelins or stones with which to attack us...
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It was so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of,…
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The divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to…
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I and my companions suffer from a disease of the heart which can be cured only with gold.
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An abundant supply of excellent water, forming a volume equal in bulk to the human body, is conveyed by one…
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The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.
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The meals were served in a large hall, in which Moctezuma was accustomed to eat, and the dishes quite filled…
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Among these temples there is one which far surpasses all the rest, whose grandeur of architectural details no human tongue…
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Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so…
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There are fully forty towers, which are lofty and well built, the largest of which has fifty steps leading to…
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He travels safest in the dark night who travels lightest.
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