May 4, 2001
Killing for God and for Gold
"It's given to few people in history single-handedly to destroy a civilization." With that caustic remark, Michael Wood sums up the achievement of Hernán Cortés and hints at the carnage documented in Conquistadors,
Conquistadors will be broadcast on most PBS member stations May 9 and 16 from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern time.
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