Exploring the Early Americas

The Jay I. Kislak Collection

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Moctezuma, who was taken hostage by Cortés, appears in public on the upper level of the palace in an attempt to ease the hostility of his people.
<div>Moctezuma, who was taken hostage by Cortés, appears in public on the upper level of the palace in an attempt to ease the hostility of his people.</div>