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The conquistadors were not merely low-status desperados, and many had some education.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“These were not desperados of the lowest of the low.”
“Many of them had some education.”Play from 1:33:10Report a misattribution
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