Hernan Cortes' Expeditionary Force and the Caravel

Scuttle the Fleet

English - September 22, 2020 21:00 - 23 minutes - 16.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratings
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This episode explores Hernan Cortes and what really happened to his expeditionary fleet in 1519. Did he burn his ships and what can history, his personal desires and circumstances as well as modern archaeology tell us about this act? We also look at the ship, the Caravel, that more than likely took Cortes and his forces into modern day Mexico.
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