“It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At the time, they were the two most unpleasant cultures in the entire world, and richly deserved each other. Still, the story of how stout Cortes blustered, bullied and bludgeoned his way to collapsing an entire empire with a handful of contagious hoodlums is astonishing.”
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A. A. Gill
A. A. Gill was a British writer renowned for his sharp wit and incisive observations. He was a journalist, critic, and author, contributing to publications such as The Sunday Times, The Observer, and The Daily Telegraph. His writing covered a diverse array of topics, from travel and food to art and culture. more
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