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He gained thumin spices, the formula for making leather, and small amounts of silver and gold. There is a legend that the Aztecs saw Cortes as a white-skinned god, and gave him a magical bird. Cortes thought the bird was useless and returned it to the wild. This angered the Aztec leader, who burned their ship and held Cortes's men hostage.

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