Those Charming Conquistadors

Herna´n Corte´s, 3 years after conquering the Aztecs, travelled into Central America with Moctezuma's successor Cuauhte´mec, all the while having him tortured with oil and the burning of his feet in hopes that he would reveal additional hordes of gold. When Corte´s discovered that the Aztec king had urged the Chontal Maya to kill the Spaniards, he had Cuauhte´mec thrown in prison. On the 3rd day, he was baptized, after which his head was cut off and nailed to a ceiba tree.