User blog comment:Pygmy Hippo 2/Genghis Khan vs. Hernán Cortés/@comment-32516697-20180817051121/@comment-32516697-20180817061646

Where did you read that Cortés used the garrote, excluding DW? I did a quick search, nothing too deep, and I could only find records of Pizarro and the Aztecs using it. But besides that, it's not a weapon in any sense of the word, meaning comparing it to the mace is even more unfair.