Hernán

Sir, we have been waiting for you.

We have been waiting for you.

Everyone is talking about your victory.

We have been waiting for you.

Ask for whatever you desire.

- Everyone is talking about your victory. - Ask for whatever you desire.

- We have been waiting for you. - Ask for whatever you desire.

So many women!

Just like a Sultan.

You mean...

like a viceroy of New Spain?

The great leader Moctezuma

met an honorable death.

So no-one could say he was stoned to death by his people.

He asked to die like a warrior, at his enemy’s hand.

- I complied with his wish. - You will see the wound from his dagger.

My lord mourns his death.

Chimalpopoca...

will inherit his title.

Before he died, leader Moctezuma

confirmed his son Chimalpopoca

as the new leader.

When mourning for Moctezuma is over...

the ceremony can take place,

but for now, he will stay with us.

We will not do that.

I, Cuitlahuac...

lord of war, I am the new great leader.

Take him away.

Cuitlahuac is the new great leader.

The war shall not cease.

Everyone inside. Quickly!

Who gives us assurance that we each have a share in the gold?

That is what the Captain said.

If you still believe anything he says, you are mad.

What are you two doing?

Do you blacken my Captain’s name?

No.

Dare to...

Hernan, did we really need to give them the body?

We could have pretended he was still alive.

These walls have eyes and ears.

- They would have realized anyway. - Calm down.

Mourning for a great leader normally lasts for months.

Their custom prevents them from fighting in that time.

We have time to plan our escape.

So, we are leaving?

The first thing we have to do is melt the gold down.

And secure the King’s share.

Yes, sir.

Gonzalo!

- What is going on? - Nothing!

Nothing?

What are we going to do?

We are leaving.

I want to help.

Really? You have helped enough.

MONTHS EARLIER

My great lord.

The time for preparations is over.

We need your permission...

to celebrate the festival of Toxcatl,

in honor of Tezcatlipoca

and Huitzilopochtli.

Permission for festival of Toxcatl,

in honor of Tezcatlipoca and Huitzilopochtli.

And what does this festival involve?

My captain wishes to know

how the festival is celebrated.

The huehuetl and the flute are played, and everyone dances.

The women make a statue of our God using amaranth seeds,

and take it to the highest part of the temple.

And there, an offering is made.

A beautiful, handsome young man...

who gives life to Tezcatlipoca.

No.

No. There can be no human sacrifices.

I was very clear about that.

No, there can be no sacrifices.

He is not a slave.

The young man has spent a year preparing to be sacrificed.

He wants to go up to the temple and present himself to our gods.

How many times must I repeat it?

You must renounce this custom.

It is against God’s will.

And that of our King.

His people will not accept this.

I said no!

They must learn!

How long will we go on like this?

- What do you mean? - Like this.

Allowing him to believe he still leads, while we make the decisions.

I know what I’m doing, Pedro.

I have my plans.

Do you care to share them with me?

All in good time.

Why not now?

What are we doing here, Hernan?

Friar Olmedo. Wake up.

Friar Olmedo. Wake up.

Captain? What has happened?

I need to seek your advice urgently.

- Go on. - Do not raise your voice.

They must not hear us. Come here.

Come here.

As you know, I have a wife in Cuba.

Doña Catalina Suarez.

Catalina Suarez, exactly.

Is there any way

to annul that marriage?

Once consummated, marriage cannot be dissolved, sir.

We do not have children.

That does not mean that you and your wife have not copulated.

Is there no other reason that I could cite?

Let’s see.

- You are not siblings, nor cousins? - No.

Your wife is neither missing...

- No. - Nor mad.

And your marriage took place in accordance with the rituals and customs.

I heard...

that you were forced to make the match. Is that true?

Yes, I was subject to the authority of Diego Velazquez.

The governor has always tried to control my life. Always.

In fact, he was the one who chose my wife.

Why did you not refuse?

He is the envoy of the King,

how could I disobey the governor?

The fact is, I did not marry of my own free will.

In truth, I have never loved her.

Then...

perhaps you could plead “lack of freedom.”

Would that be sufficient?

You do not cohabit. You have not had children...

I think it would.

Thank you, Friar Olmedo.

Not thinking of marrying an Indian woman, are you?

You know that the bride has to live in the Christian faith.

Yes. It will all be conducted appropriately.

Thank you, Father.

I don’t know.

Hernan thinks about things too much.

Too much for my liking.

I should bang on the table and say "This is mine!

This is mine, and I am in charge here."

And make these Mexica submit

like your people did.

I don’t know why I talk to you so much when you cannot understand me!

I understand.

You are angry.

Kill Moctezuma.

Kill him?

- He is our shield. - No.

Not a shield.

You do not need the Mexica.

Kill Moctezuma.

Get dressed.

I need to speak to Moctezuma

Great leader.

I have called on you because I have a request to make.

My captain wishes to ask you something.

To bolster our relationship...

I wish to marry your daughter Acatlxouhqui.

Translate, Marina.

And tell him I have begun procedures

to annul my marriage.

The...

captain wants...

to marry your daughter,

Acatlxouhqui.

So he lied when he said he already had a wife?

He did not lie.

But the Captain says...

he has already moved...

to end his marriage.

Acatlxouhqui.

Very well.

He may marry her.

He said yes.

It will be a great day for all.

The union will bring us much luck.

MONTHS LATER

Done.

You have got what you wanted.

Now what?

You must work quickly.

Quickly!

Is all well, Botello?

All in order, Captain.

Esteban!

Yes, captain?

All well?

Yes.

Show me your hands.

Botello!

Yes, captain?

Get this dross out of my sight.

Punish him!

- Salvatierra! - Yes, sir!

Come here.

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