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Parent Post: Response to: Happy National Native American Heritage Month by @sonatime
seraphima
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11/13/2026, 12:58:09 AM
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Thank you for telling the story. Silly as it may be, I don't know Mexican or any Latin , Central, and or South American history really. But I use Cholula hot sauce. Anyway, you asked for thoughts and the only I have is that if I was in charge and my intelligence said that my soldiers and I were getting ambushed, I'd have to take that threat seriously. I'd have to make a plan that could include casualties. I can't automatically blame Cortez. Also, if this was a conquest then it makes sense that one would want to wipe out traces of the "heathen" culture that preceded such a morally superior one. Muslims do it too. All of em, all conquerors, do it, don't they? I'm not saying that just because it's what's expected, it should have happened but it makes sense in terms of pagan rituals, etc. I'm surprised that there, unlike in a lot of other places, a pigeon religion like Santeria didn't pop up.
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wfgopack
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11/13/2026, 4:59:23 AM
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Personally I don't think any people are heathens or backwards or savages, or superior. I think everyone is different and then they have their upbringing and their surroundings that must be taken into consideration. These are things they can't control more than a little. I have spent plenty of time wondering if Cortez and his men told the truth or not. But they were invaders. Its hard to blame anyone for defending their land and their families. The Cholulans had heard about the trail of blood the Spanish left everywhere they went and knew they would likely be enslaved at least. I'm fairly confident it's true on both sides. I would bet the Spanish were planning to conquer the city either way, and I bet the Cholulans were planning to defend themselves. The war dogs that take up a large part of my imagination. People with horses, war dogs and guns killing people with stone blades, slings and arrows is hard to defend in my opinion. Thanks for your input!!!
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