Supporting Players: Act 2
Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec empire. His letters to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V were published in Nuremberg in 1524, along with the Tenochtitlan Map.
Christoph Weiditz
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Christoph Weiditz
"Trachtenbuch" des Christoph Weiditz, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg, Hs. 22474. Bl. 77–78 Ferdinand Cortez (1529) / Christoph Weiditz in seiner Schiffskleidung |
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