"The skirmishes between the Aztecs and the Spaniards continued. On
first time stories gay June 30, 1520, Montezuma died from his wounds. This was a great setback for the Spaniards. They
first time stories gay should have kept the matter quiet one might critique. The Aztecs now had no reason to further tolerate the Spaniards.
"Cortes now had no choice but to retreat from the city. When and how remained the only question. It was decided to leave via the causeway of Tlacopan, a long route but less likely to be heavily guarded. Much of the treasures the Spaniards had acquired were left behind. The most valuable items were placed in as many chests as they could possibly take with them.
"The Spaniards built a portable bridge to lay over the canals in the causeway. To make
first time stories gay a long story short, the bridge was a disaster and many of the Spaniards were left dead in the water, along with most of the treasure. Aztec warriors were distracted by the treasure spilling everywhere, and the Spaniards still alive managed to escape. But it was the worst defeat ever suffered by the Spanish in the New World and July 1, 1520, became known as
oche triste or he sad or melancholy night. I won bore you with more details of
first time stories gay the conquest of Mexico. Of course the Spaniards later returned, defeated and subjugated the Aztecs and destroyed their great city and culture.
"This is what I think is a likely scenario. Cortes had possession of the Golden Wedge of Ophir from November 9, 1519, to July 1, 1520. It
first time stories gay is quite likely it was lost in the water on
oche triste. It is said Cortes often inquired of the object upon his occasional returns to the site but nothing was ever learned by him of its recovery.
"Marina, Cortes interpreter, mistress and mother of
first time stories gay his son, Don Martin Cortes, was eventually given to a Castilian knight, Don Juan Xamarillo. She was wed to him and given estates in her homeland, the province of Coatzacuacco. Cortes returned to Spain in 1528. In July 1529 he was proclaimed Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca and Captain-General of New Spain. He was given vast land holdings in the province of Qaxaca and in Mexico City.
"Soon thereafter Cortes met and married a much younger noble lady, Dona Juana de Zuniga. One wedding gift he presented her with were five brilliant emeralds that had been cut into the shapes of flowers and fishes and the like by the Aztecs. It was said the jewels were so magnificent even the queen of Charles V was envious. Cortes told his new wife that these jewels were trivial compared to those lost in the tragedy of
oche triste. He mentioned the Golden Wedge of Ophir.
gay photo