But what happens when two cultures meet for the first time? Especially if they don’t know how the other behaves or the language they speak. How could the first explorers of a new land communicate with the native population? How could the new settlers integrate into the native society? Let’s go back in time to the 16th century, when the Spanish conquerors arrived in the center of Mexico. Hernan Cortes sent some letters to the Spanish king in which we can learn about his perception of cultural di erences between both countries.
Here is the account.
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