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Generations of historians have condemned Moctezuma II for allowing the conquistadors into the heart of the Aztec Empire, regarding it as a mistake.
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“he's been condemned by generations of historians,”
“right? This was a mistake to bring the conquistadors into the heart of the empire itself.”Play from 11:10Report a misattribution
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