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		poisonarena on July 2, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: When Orcs Were Real Well he overthrew the Aztec Empire.. Also his dad was an infantry captain. And he seemed to be commanding his armies, and armies of allied tribes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Otumba

wwtrv on July 6, 2021 [–]

Yeah he turned out to be a fairly competent commander but it was main his diplomatic skill that allowed him to conquer Mexico. There is no way he would have won without the tens of thousands of native allies that fought alongside the Spanish.

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