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A view of Playa Villa Rica from Quiahuiztlán
Photographer: J. Makali Bruton
Taken: March 24, 2017
Caption: A view of Playa Villa Rica from Quiahuiztlán
Additional Description: The beach in the distance, today a small village known as Playa Villa Rica, was probably where Cortés landed as he moved north from what is now Veracruz. The people of Quiahuiztlán would have seen the Spanish land from this vantage point. It is also possible that this was where Cortés decided to burn his ships in order to eliminate the possibility of return to his soldiers.
Submitted: June 12, 2017, by J. Makali Bruton of Accra, Ghana.
Database Locator Identification Number: p385431
File Size: 3.077 Megabytes

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