Note 701 — Chapter XXI · THE COUP DE MAÎTRE OF CORTÉS. May, 1520.
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Prescott, following Herrera, makes Cortés shout the password ‘Espíritu Santo,’ which Bernal Diaz says was given as a secret word for mutual recognition.
Reading edition
Prescott, following Herrera, makes Cortés shout the password ‘Espíritu Santo,’ which Bernal Diaz says was given as a secret word for mutual recognition.