lolwut? "Accompanied by about 11 ships, 500 men, 13 horses and a small number of cannons...". That vs. many, many, many natives. Screw the fact fact that they had a few cannons, the fact that they bluffed there way inland as far as Tenochtitlan (Mexico City), subsequently conquered it, and rode home to Spain in "glory" is proof of how badass Cortes was.