This piece references the Cortezian taming of Tenochtitlan. If you have never done so, read The True History of the Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Diaz del Castillo. First hand account of high adventure from a legit bad ass about the Hell on Earth and savagery those Conquistadores walked into when they climbed the blood soaked steps of Temple Mayor. There's a reason those boys razed that entire shit show to the ground.