"It was so wonderful that I do not……" — Hernando Cortes
"It was so wonderful that I do not know how to describe this first glimpse of things never heard of, seen or dreamed of before..."
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Hernando Cortes
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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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Furthermore, they had calculated that if 25,000 of them died for every one of us, they would finish with us…
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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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