Cortes and the Burning of the Boats at Vera Cruz
Title: Cortes and the Burning of the Boats at Vera Cruz
Category: /History
Details: Words: 950 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Cortes and the Burning of the Boats at Vera Cruz
Category: /History
Details: Words: 950 | Pages: 3 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 950 total…Cortes destroyed his fleet; the sheer fact that he was willing to die in this endeavor showed his resolve. He showed his men that they were with him to the end whether they liked it or not. Cortes and his small army brought down a great and powerful civilization; and it could be said that with an escape route that the Spaniards might have given up their conquest in the face of trial and tribulation.
