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On the island he met a shipwrecked Spanish priest Geronimo De Aguilar who had learned the Mayan language, then sailed to Tabasco
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Cortez won the battle against the Mayans and was handed over to him by several women, among them "Malinche", who spoke Mayan and Mexica, who would be a translator to establish communication with the indigenous people. Right there he founded the first "Spanish town". He founded it as La Villa de Santa María de la Victoria.
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He founded the Villa de Cortés to validate his exploratory mission, resigned as caudillo and the council named him Captain of the armies of his majesty.
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Hernán Cortés leaves Pedro de Alvarado in charge of Mexico-Tenochtitlán, since he has to go to confront Pánfilo de Narváez. Alvarado gives the Mexica permission to celebrate in the Greater Temple, but when he sees the sacrifices, he gives orders to attack and the greater slaughter occurs.
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In an attempt to flee from the Spanish, the Mexica surprise them and Cortés loses 3/4 of his army
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Cortez divided his troops into 4 divisions, 1 on the water and 3 on land. Directed by (Pedro de Alvarado, for Calzada de Tlacopan,) (Cristóbal de Olid for Coyoacán) and (Gonzalo de Sandoval for Iztapalapa) These were attacking little by little to gain territory and also the cortez troops cut off the water to the Mexica . Smallpox finished killing the Mexica people.
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