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Cortez had no authorization to represent himself as a diplomat or ambassador, yet he told people he spoke for Charles V.
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“Cortez, again with the mind games,”
“had no warrant to say he was a diplomat or ambassador for anybody. He kept telling anyone who would listen.”
“I speak for the mighty Charles V,”
“the Holy Roman Emperor.”Play from 11:40Report a misattribution
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