During the conquest of Mexico, Cortes paused his campaign to return to the coast and fight a larger Spanish expedition that had been sent to arrest him.

“But like, did you know that when Cortes, you know, took over Mexico, he had to pause halfway through,”

“go back to the coast and fight off a larger Spanish expedition that was sent to arrest him.”

“So like the Spanish were fighting each other in the middle of the conquest of Mexico.”