Hernán Cortés identifies as amigo

Cortes identified as amigo to Moctezuma II, then gave him a not-so-brotherly take down. There are no good guys here really, only strength and power, a duality strong to the present.

All these shots are from our 3 month motorcycle tour through Mexico. Join us and have something to think about Cortes.

Music
https://stockmusicclouds.com/music/the-origin-of-earth/

Images:

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"Torture Museum 4546" by sandeep thukral is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

"Jumeirah Mosque" by ~Aphrodite is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

"Old Wild West" by davdenic is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

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"Communist Party" by midiman is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

"Knight Templar" by Creativity+ Timothy K Hamilton is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0.

"Fidel Castro, Havana, 1978" by Marcelo Montecino is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

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