Saxon - Conquistador (Music Video)

In 1519, an extraordinary military event took place in Meso-America. Against all odds, Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés led a tiny mercenary expedition that would cause the downfall of the great Aztec Empire and bring large portions of mainland Mexico under Spanish rule. With the help of native allies that had been terrorized by their Aztec neighbour, Cortés managed to conquer the Aztecs, with only 600 Spanish soldiers, 15 horsemen and a number of cannons. Upon arrival, he ordered to sink his own ships, to make a statement to his men that there was no way back. When the conquistadors entered the great valley of central Mexico in November and for the first time saw the magnificent city of Tenochtitlan, they could hardly believe their eyes. In front of them lay an island, seemingly fastened to the mainland with bridges and was four times larger than Seville, the last city they had seen before they went out to sea. Both the houses and the streets shined with a white light.