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Hernan Cortes's political experience in the islands helped him recognize early that a powerful empire dominated the mainland.
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“His political antenna honed by years in the islands enables him to appreciate at a very early stage that there is a significant imperial power which has hegemony here in the mainland.”Play from 4:18Report a misattribution
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