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The City Of Dreams: The Aztec Conquest Part 1

2019/11/23
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本集讲述了16世纪初西班牙探险家埃尔南·科尔特斯征服阿兹特克帝国的故事。节目从1526年对科尔特斯行为的调查开始，探讨了科尔特斯如何以少量兵力征服强大的阿兹特克帝国，以及这场征服背后的动机和影响。节目详细描述了阿兹特克首都特诺奇蒂特兰的繁荣景象，以及阿兹特克人独特的宗教信仰和人祭习俗。节目还介绍了蒙特祖马二世这位阿兹特克皇帝，以及他在面对西班牙入侵时的复杂心态和决策。此外，节目还讲述了科尔特斯与马林切之间的关系，以及马林切作为翻译在征服过程中所起到的关键作用。科尔特斯通过一系列策略，包括建立维拉克鲁斯城以获得合法地位，与特拉斯卡拉人结盟，以及在乔卢拉进行大屠杀，最终征服了阿兹特克帝国。

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Hernan Cortes, a poor aristocrat with no prior military command, managed to destroy the Aztec Empire in just two years, raising questions about his methods and the secrets he might have been hiding.

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How a handful of mercenaries, explorers, and pirates destroyed the Aztec Empire and burnt its capital city to the ground. Two cultures collide in the first of a two-part series on the Conquest of Mexico. 

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