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The Spanish besieged in Cusco might have been wiped out, but the city's open courtyards and plazas favored their cavalry, and they still had horses.
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“they would have been wiped out except for two reasons. One,”
“The open courtyards and plazas of Cusco are good terrain for cavalry and they still have their horses.”Play from 38:49Report a misattribution
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