To Free Himself from the Authority of Governor Velázquez, Cortés

Multiple Choice

To free himself from the authority of Governor Velázquez, Cortés

A) promised great wealth to his men if they defied Velázquez.
B) scuttled all his ships to make return to Cuba impossible.
C) proclaimed that he owed obedience only to the emperor Charles V.
D) made shrewd use of Spanish medieval traditions of municipal autonomy.