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Bookmark or Share- Hernán Cortés - World History EncyclopediaHernán Cortés (1485-1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico from 1519. Taking the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan in 1521, Cortés plundered Mesoamerica as he...
- Hernán Cortés - Biography, Facts & Accomplishments - HISTORYSpanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (c. 1485-1547) is best known for conquering the Aztecs and claiming Mexico on behalf of Spain. Cortés (full name Don Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro ...
- BBC - History - Hernando CortésHernando Cortes © Cortés was a Spanish conquistador (soldier and explorer) who conquered the vast Aztec empire in central America. Hernán (or Hernando) Cortés was born in 1485 in Medellín ...
- Hernan Cortes | Expeditions, Biography, & Facts | BritannicaBattle of Tenochtitlán. Hernán Cortés (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile [Spain]—died December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla) was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain. Cortés was the son of Martín Cortés de Monroy and of Doña ...
- Hernán Cortés - WikipediaHernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (/ ɛər ˈ n ɑː n k ɔːr ˈ t ɛ s / air-NAHN kor-TESS; Spanish: [eɾˈnaŋ koɾˈtes ðe monˈroj i piˈθaro altamiˈɾano]; December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland ...
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