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After recovering physically, Cortez intended to return to Tenochtitlan for a second campaign and said he would not indulge in diplomatic niceties this time.
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“He recovers physically,”
“begins to rebuild his strength and is determined to go back to Tenochtitlan and for round two. And this time we're not going to be.”
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