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The speaker suggests that Montezuma seemed almost to have fallen under Cortes's influence, comparing the situation to Stockholm syndrome.
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“And Montezuma seems to have fallen almost under the spell of Cortes, the classic Stockholm syndrome.”Play from 13:14Report a misattribution
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