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Hérnan Cortés Best View

Figure from the George S. Stuart collection.

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Hérnan Cortés Signature
Probably the best of a bad lot.
After years in the Caribbean, he seized his opportunity. His zeal, charisma, and courage enabled him and his small band to survive all obstacles and bring down the vast Aztec empire. After virtually “opening the door” to a horrendous conquest, he was a forgotten man at the time of his death. - More

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Hérnan Cortés
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Aztec Leopard Warrior V.1
Aztec Leopard Warrior V.2
Aztec Leopard Warrior V.2
Columbus
Columbus
Francisco Pizzaro
Francisco Pizzaro
Hérnan Cortés
Hérnan Cortés
King Ferdinand 1492
King Ferdinand 1492
Malinche
Malinche
Moctezuma II v.2
Moctezuma II v.2
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Alexander the Great
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Alfred the Great
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Arminius
Attila the Hun
Attila the Hun
Baron Jung-Lu
Baron Jung-Lu
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Baron Von Steuben
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Dionysius of Syracuse
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Frederick II
George Washington (at Valley Forge)
George Washington (at Valley Forge)

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