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On November 18, 1518, de Velazquez confronted Cortes at the waterfront as Cortes was heading by boat to his offshore ships.
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“This great moment on 18th November 1518, he arrives at the waterfront just as Cortez gets into a boat to go out to his ships offshore.”Play from 3:51Report a misattribution
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