Hernán

Tenochtitlan, Year 1520

Hernan Cortes has captured Moctezuma.

His plan is to take control of the city.

However, disturbing news come from the coast.

Spanish soldiers have just landed in Veracruz,

under Panfilo de Narvaez's orders.

Their mission is to apprehend Cortes.

Soldier...

Your helmet...

Harquebusiers! You are ready, good.

Is everybody here?

Captain!

Where is she?

She did not want to leave.

Bernal.

Here, it brings you luck.

Marina.

We must go.

Why do you have to go?

Why do you fight against Spaniards?

They are my enemies, although they are Spaniards.

And you have to leave Alvarado in charge of the city?

- I know what I am doing. - No, you do not.

Alvarado is lousy.

He only knows to command with the sword. We will lose Tenochtitlan!

Marina, it is late to do anything. Pick up your bedroll and let us go.

You could die in Veracruz.

I need you by my side. Come on.

If you tell me to, I will go.

But to be with you is not to be by your side...

You made it very clear.

- Be ready! - Soldiers, ready!

May God be with you.

Let us go!

Soldiers be with God! March forward!

Come on!

Hurry up!

- Where are you? - Bastard!

- Show yourself, you coward! - There he is!

Panfilo.

Surrender and you will save your life.

Amen.

Give me your sword.

Attention!

Captain is coming!

Look what you have done to me!

You must be thankful for not killing you.

But we still have time, Panfilo.

Soldiers of the King!

I know you are here.

Following the command of the governor of Cuba...

...who called me brother once...

...you have come all the way here to arrest me as if I were a thief.

But you must know...

...that I am the Captain of the first town established in these lands.

Its Council decided that.

Accordingly, I...

...I am the law here.

He is Xicotencatl.

Lord of the war of Tlaxcala.

Camaxtli is here!

My men!

His warriors are the fiercest all over these lands.

And they are with us.

By their side...

...we have seized the most wonderful city.

...you have ever imagined.

Tenochtitlan.

Its king, Moctezuma...

...is shackled in my palace...

Come with me.

Come with us to Tenochtitlan.

Gold runs all over its markets and decorates its roofs.

Follow me, not because of fear...

...but because of the dream which brought you to these lands.

Grab your swords...

...and carve out your names...

...in the glorious history of Castile!

Captain!

Captain!

Captain!

Long live the King!

Long live the King!

Release them!

- Captain! - Yes?

Cristobal de Olid is with you?

- Do you know him? - I came from Cuba looking for him.

- Join us. - Thank you.

What is going on?

The roofs of Tenochtitlan are not covered with gold.

Death! Death!

Listen to me! I've seen it!

Death!

Listen, I've seen it!

Death!

Death!

- Listen to me. - What is going on?

I have seen it.

Death everywhere.

In my dreams, I have seen the city...

The sun was covered by a flock of dreadful crows.

A voice has ordered them to descend...

...to devour the corpses.

Whose corpses?

Children, old people...

...women, the streets, the statues...

The whole city was bathed in blood.

What city was that?

Tenochtitlan.

I have to talk to the Captain.

Madam, he's resting.

Marina.

- Make your rounds. - Yes, sir.

Come in.

We must go back to Tenochtitlan as soon as dawn breaks.

Why?

I had a vision.

I have dreamt of Mictecacihuatl, the goddess of Death.

Hernan...

Something wrong is happening in Tenochtitlan,

and the gods are warning us.

I believe in God.

And in the will of men.

Not in omens.

I warned you.

Leaving Alvarado in charge of the city was a mistake.

The city is in charge of whom I decided!

Potonchan, one year earlier

Do you think they want to hurt us?

I don't know.

Come on!

Come on!

Go back!

Damned indians!

Bernal, Bernal!

How are you? Are you alright?

I am fine, Captain.

Your lord is calling you.

Heal him.

They look like people, but they are gods.

Some are attached to large hornless deer.

They have canes that roar like lightning and spit fire.

And they bring some horrible yellow-eyed beasts,

which can destroy a man's hand to bite.

They are terrible gods, and there is nothing we can do.

Then, we must give them offerings before they crush us.

We have feathers, precious fabric, food...

Do you think that would be enough?

My lord...

Women. We did not see any women among them.

You...

And you...

You...

You...

And you. Take them with the others.

Come on! Come on!

My lord, this servant wants to talk,

if you allow her to do it.

What is going on?

I want to be one of the chosen ones.

Are you mad? My lord is very fond of you.

If you choose me...

I could give you something very valuable.

Do you have something that might interest me?

This belonged to one of them.

And they are not gods. They are men and die just like us.

Did you not say their bodies were attached to deer?

My lord, I do not understand.

Greetings from my king.

Don Carlos, lord of Castile.

I welcome you with joy.

Take a rest from your journey and eat with me.

He said he welcomes you with joy. You may rest from your journey.

And you can eat with him, Captain.

Food!

Come on, hurry up.

Woman!

No, no.

It is tasty.

And it is hot.

It is hot like devil's ass.

Water!

Chocolate.

I offer you these things,

the wealth of this land, our treasures...

And I also offer you these women,

so you can do whatever you please with them.

They present you those things. The best of their land.

Their wealth, Captain.

And these women, so you can do whatever you want with them.

Tell him the feathers, the food and the women are fine.

But we want more of this.

We want more of this shiny thing.

What do you need that thing for?

The feathers are from Quetzal, worthy of a king...

they worth more than gold.

He tells you to take all what you want, feathers, women...

Tell him we just want the gold.

You can keep the feathers, we just want gold.

We do not have any more. There is no gold in these lands,