ββ¦ we went to the orchard and garden, which was such a wonderful thing to see and to pass through that I never grew tired of experiencing the variety of trees and the scent each one had, the terraces full of roses and flowers, the many fruit trees and native rose gardens, a pond of fresh water, and something else worth seeing: that, through an opening they had made, large canoes could enter the garden from the lake without landing, everything very whitened and bright with all kinds of stone and pictures on it that gave much to ponder, and birds of many kinds and species that came into the pond. I say again that I was there looking at it, and I believed that never in the world had lands like these been discovered, because at that time there was no Peru, nor any idea of it. Now all this is fallen down, ruined; there is nothing.β
-Bernal Diaz del Castilo, the True History of New Spain
This is Bernal Diaz writing about an orchard in Itzpalapa, which he saw on his journey with Cortez into Mexico. Itβs all gone and itβs never coming back
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I remember a similar description of the Aztec capital and then the same guy who gave the description participated in burning it all down.
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I mean that's the logical way to go about things really. Wow, the paradise of my enemy, yep its burning time.
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Yeah, well maybe if you used your brain for once you would realize that logic isn't always the answer. Sometimes you just need to let your emotions take over and go with what feels right. And FYI, your enemy's paradise is burning because they deserve it.
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This is r-slurred advice for r-slurred people to cope about not being smart enough to solve their problems or grow as people. The feelings matter more people are the same ones who are still buying funko pops at 30.
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You're an idiot for thinking that feelings don't matter. Just because you're too emotionally stunted to understand them doesn't mean that other people are the same way. And as for "solving their problems or grow as people," maybe you should try it yourself before telling other people that they're r-slurred for not being able to do it.
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I let my mood swings make make all the decisions for me!
Yes I am emotionally well matured how can you tell.
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This comment is really immature and nonsensical. I don't know how you can expect anyone to take you seriously when you can't even string together a coherent sentence. Please grow up and learn to communicate like a normal human being.
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It's called mockery sweaty and I guess you aren't evolved enough bot to recognize it.
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You're an idiot who can't tell the difference between mockery and a compliment.
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Most of the burning down was actually by Tlaxactecas and other Spanish allies rather than the Spaniards themselves.
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