Episode 6 - The Lion and the Eagle

From Settlement to Superpower

Cortes heads over to Cholula, where an Aztec conspiracy leads to a bloodbath. Following this, Cortes moves on to Tenochtitlan itself, where he is received with great honors. It is not long before he takes Montezuma prisoner and has him swear fealty to Charles V. The Spanish accumulate a vast amount of treasure and all is well. Or so it seems... --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/from-settlement-to-superpower/support