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Diaz: "I shall never forget the piping and yelling which the Indians set up at every shot we fired, and how they sought to hide their loss from us by tossing up earth and straw into the air." 5/9

Diaz: "Our artilleryman Mesa made terrible havoc among them, standing as they did crowded together and within reach of the cannon, so he could fire among them to his heart's content. Notwithstanding the destruction we made among their ranks, we could not put them to flight." 4/9

Diaz: "I told Diego de Ordaz we should rush forward upon the Indians. I saw they retreated from fear of our swords, but continued to fire arrows and stones. De Ordaz, disagreed, as the enemy was so vast that every single man of us would have had to engage 300 of the enemy." 3/9

Diaz: "Their attack was so impetuous, so numerous were the arrows, stones, and lances with which they greeted us, that above seventy of our men were wounded in no time, and one named Saldaña, was struck by an arrow in the ear, and instantly dropt down dead." 2/9

TODAY 502 years ago. The Battle of Cintla.

Read our recreation of this significant event in its entirety. Episode Three: https://t.co/sGwynFq91I

Here's a thread of moments described by eyewitness Bernal Diaz. 1/9

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@SagebrushSeren1 Imagine the shock of invaders desecrating it with notches that claimed possession. A cross was carved into its bark, the scaring lasted for generations. Some excerpts from Episode 2 & 5:

I encourage feedback, and will act on errors in my work. If someone sends a fact-based correction, I will make the change to the series. Recently, I’ve spent too much time historically upgrading the existing episodes instead of producing new ones!

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