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Referenced when discussing the religious motivations of the conquistadors. The speaker notes that Cervantes, a Mexican historian based at the University of Bristol, argues in this book that you cannot understand 16th century events without appreciating that the conquistadors were serious about being Christians.

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Described as a 'wonderful book' when discussing the technological and agricultural gap between the Spanish and the Aztecs. The book is cited for its observation that the meeting was 'almost as if Renaissance Europe had come face to face with the ancient Sumerians.'

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Mentioned as one of the sources readers might have consulted about the story of Cortez and Moctezuma, specifically in the context of discussing the myth that the Aztecs thought the Spanish were gods.

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Referenced as 'the William Prescott's 19th century version of this story' when discussing historical accounts of whether the Aztecs believed the Spanish were gods. This refers to Prescott's famous historical work on the conquest of Mexico.