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Pizarro's operating environment differed considerably from Cortés's, and the Andes where the conquistadors campaigned were at high elevation.
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“Pizarro's own environment was quite different from that of Cortes. The Andes mountains of Mexico were quite elevated,”
“but the Andes mountains that the conquistadors were moving into.”Play from 52:08Report a misattribution
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