Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

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“Arrival of Cortés in Vera Cruz”

“Arrival of Cortés in Vera Cruz” (091.00.00)

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Upon receiving word of Cortés’s arrival on the coast, Moctezuma, the leader of the Aztec empire, sends his ambassadors to meet the Spanish explorers.  Cortés orders a show of military strength to impress the ambassadors.