| En pocos minutos se lleno de
| In a few minutes it was filled with
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| lanchas de guerra la laguna.
| boats of war the lagoon.
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| Azoteas se erizban de guerreros,
| Rooftops bristling with warriors,
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| armados de espadas, arcos y lanzas.
| armed with swords, bows and spears.
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| Gritos de combate llenaban de miedo al enemigo.
| Battle cries filled the enemy with fear.
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| Las macanas de puntas de obsidiana,
| The obsidian-tipped batons,
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| navajas de silex, las honda y arcos,
| flint knives, slingshots and bows,
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| empezaron la macabra tarea!
| started the macabre task!
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| Los españoles por miedo se
| The Spanish out of fear
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| metieron a las aguas, solo unos llegaron a la otra orilla.
| They entered the waters, only a few reached the other shore.
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| Aguas fueron cubiertas por españoles,
| Waters were covered by Spaniards,
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| hasta se podia cruzar las aguas sobre cadaveres.
| You could even cross the waters on corpses.
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| AL FINAL SE OIAN UNICAMENTE LOS GRITOS DE GUERREROS VICTORIOSOS
| IN THE END ONLY THE SHOUTS OF VICTORIOUS WARRIORS WERE HEARD
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| DE MEXICO! | FROM MEXICO! |
| Y LLANTOS DE LOS FUGITIVOS. | AND CRIES OF THE FUGITIVES. |