There has been no greater underdog in history than 1500s conquistador Hernan Cortes.
Labeled a traitor by his native Spain, he landed in present day Veracruz, Mexico with an estimated 5-600 soldiers.
Fearing mutiny, he ordered 11 of his 12 ships burned, and went on to conquer the far more powerful Aztec nation of millions.
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