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Cortés and Pizarro had to continually demonstrate success to maintain their leadership among ambitious followers.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“this had better be worth it so that's why cortez and and pizarro were always kind of first among equals they had to keep demonstrating success”Play from 52:46Report a misattribution
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