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“Do we prejudice our discussion and privilege traditional answers by styling the invaders as "explorers", th einvaded as "Indians", and their war as "the Conquest of Mexico" ?”

Mexico Conquista Conquistadors 16th Century Cortés Montezuma

Book:When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

Source: When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

“It is about something much larger -the pernicious prevalence and insidious ubiquity of traditional narratives that justify invasion, conquest and inequality.”

Mexico Conquista 16th Century Cortés Montezuma

Book:When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History

Source: When Montezuma Met Cortés: The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History