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When explorer Hernán Cortés landed in Mexico in 1519, during the expedition that led to the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, he needed to prevent his men from abandoning the mission. So, he burned the ships they arrived on (historians claim they were actually sunk, but let’s not quibble to preserve the image).