Dominic Sandbrook
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And this is what happens.
He gives him a few trinkets, a few crumbs from his table.
Remind me what the balance of power is between them.
So Amagro has turned up with about 150 men.
Pizarro has a few more, actually.
Pizarro has something like 167, 168.
Because it's kind of amazing in that situation that they don't turn on each other.
Yes.
Well, if you're looking for them to turn on each other, Tom, I've got great news for you.
There'll be a lot of turning on each other to come.
I mean, if I was a Magro.
Yeah, you'd go mad.
You'd say, what?
This was always our deal that I would come later, and I come later now and you cut me out?
There's an argument that our Magro is being a bit naive.
This is how conquistadors always behave.
They always stab each other in the back, and you have to be on hand.
And actually, Pizarro is a shrewd guy.
For somebody who's basically, you know, is illiterate and he's come from nowhere, he's not a fool.
Because he straight away knows, I must get the king on side.