
From this port, Cortez made allies of peoples being oppresed by the dominant Aztecs of the empire - their capital in Tenochtitlan.

The Spanish could conquer Tenochtitlan and rename it Mexico City only because of the internal weaknesses of the Aztec empire and recruits from their oppressed neighbors.
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All caravaners were taken by bus for breakfast to one of the oldest and best coffehouses in Veracruz.
The Gran Cafe de la Parroquia was full of Mexicans enjoying a Lechera (similar to the Cuban Cafe con Leche or the French Cafe au Lait). They also had great empanadas filled with picadillo. The empanadas were freshly made and delicious, but made with a toasted tortilla, and not flaky layered pastry like the Cuban empanada.

The coffemaker was imported from Italy a century ago.
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