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[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

You just had to post something that makes me cry. Hernán Cortés the idiot lawyer that brought on an apocalypse.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

"Oh, good, the bloodthirsty empire neighboring us is gone! Certainly whatever replaces them can't be worse!"

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

You know Tlaxcala were not innocent.

[-] OlinOfTheHillPeople@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Innocent of what? You're whatabouting something that nobody even mentioned.

[-] MisterNeon@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Tlaxcaltecs were the people of Tlaxcala who were the target of the "Flower Wars". There's a very good chance that when Cortés showed up Tlaxcalan forces capitalized on the chance to swing the power balance in the region, by wiping out the citizens in the altepetl of Cholula.

this post was submitted on 04 Sep 2024
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