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Created: 2025-07-23 12:09:08 UTC

X. Hernán Cortés

In 1519 Cortés famously ordered his men to burn their ships so that they’d know there was no going back. 

He went on to overthrow the Aztec Empire with only a small band of Spanish men (and many Native allies), proving he wasn’t afraid to go against the odds.

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