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workingclasshistory: “On this day, 8 February 1517, Hernandez de Cordova set sail with three ships from Cuba heading west to explore the shores of southern Mexico in search of Indigenous people to enslave to work in mines. He was defeated by the...

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On this day, 8 February 1517, Hernandez de Cordova set sail with three ships from Cuba heading west to explore the shores of southern Mexico in search of Indigenous people to enslave to work in mines. He was defeated by the Mayas and forced to retreat, dying from his wounds shortly after returning to Cuba.
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Pictured: a painting of Maya warriors https://www.facebook.com/workingclasshistory/photos/a.296224173896073/1345196635665483/?type=3

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