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Indigenous and Ancient Religions
When Montezuma Met Cortés
The True Story of the Meeting that Changed History
- First published2018
- TraditionIndigenous & Ancient Religions
- Shelf155 books
A re-examination of the 1519 meeting between Moctezuma and Hernán Cortés and of the myths that have grown around it. Restall challenges the traditional narrative of Spanish triumph, including the belief that Cortés was taken for a returning god.

















