Greg Jenner
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And then, obviously, we mentioned Catalina very early in the episode. His lovely wife, who he left behind. 1522, he'd left her behind. She comes out to see him at last. And they have a party, and then she's found dead. There's reports of finger marks on her throat.
As if throttled.
As if throttled.
Fruit first.
Fruit first.
As is traditional.
As is traditional.
Yeah, I'm bored.
Yeah, I'm bored.
Pure coincidence, Amy. What are you talking about? I mean, honestly, the way...
Pure coincidence, Amy. What are you talking about? I mean, honestly, the way...
Well, I mean, he's constantly investigated, isn't he? They're constantly trying to investigate him for murder, for embezzlement, for not following orders. He is ruthless. He is avaricious. Even the Spanish think that. But he gets away with it.
Well, I mean, he's constantly investigated, isn't he? They're constantly trying to investigate him for murder, for embezzlement, for not following orders. He is ruthless. He is avaricious. Even the Spanish think that. But he gets away with it.
Because he's got the legal training. He knows how to slow down the court case. OK, how does he die in the end? Does Mox Azuma get his revenge, as the famous idiom would have it?
Because he's got the legal training. He knows how to slow down the court case. OK, how does he die in the end? Does Mox Azuma get his revenge, as the famous idiom would have it?
He shat himself to death.
He shat himself to death.
Because he was a shed and he deserved it. OK, so pleurisy is probably what killed him, but dysentery probably didn't help. OK, so there you go, Jen. Hernán Cortés and Melintzin. It's quite the story, isn't it?
Because he was a shed and he deserved it. OK, so pleurisy is probably what killed him, but dysentery probably didn't help. OK, so there you go, Jen. Hernán Cortés and Melintzin. It's quite the story, isn't it?
time now for the Nuance Window. This is the part of the show where Jen and I machete our way through the jungle for two minutes while Amy tells us something we need to know about Melinsin. So my stopwatch is ready. You've got two minutes. Take it away, Dr. Amy.