Hernan Cortes

Hernan Cortes

Hernán Cortés was a 16th century Spanish conquistador who started the conquest of the Aztec civilization.

Fast Facts

Full name: Hernándo Cortés de Monroy Pizarro
Born: 1485
Birthplace: Medellín, Extremadura, Spain
Studied law at the University of Salamanca
Served under the Governor of Cuba
Conquered 5 million Aztecs with less than 1000 soldiers
Founded La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz, known today as Veracruz
Allegedly mistaken for Aztec god Quetzalcoatl
Died: December 2, 1547
Related to Francisco Pizarro who conquered the Incas

Timeline

1503: First arrives in the "New World" from Spain
1510: Joins an expedition to conquer Cuba, soon appointed mayor of Santiago
1519: Commands expedition to interior of Mexico
1521: Captures Aztec leader Cuauhtemoc
1521-1524: Self-governs Mexico
1528: Returns to Spain where he was awarded the noble title "Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley"
1530: Returns to Mexico
1547: Dies in Seville, Spain

Categories

History | European History | Mexican History | South American History | Age of Exploration

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Wikipedia: Hernán Cortés
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University of Calgary: The Conquest of the Aztec Empire: Hernán Cortés
Google Book Search: Letters of Cortés

Hernan Cortes Background and Profiles

NNDB: Hernándo Cortés Profile
Wikipedia: La Noche Triste
Humanities Web: Hernán Cortés
Fordham University: Hernán Cortés, from the Second Letter to Charles V
Everything2.com: Hernán Cortés' Invasion of the Aztec Empire
PBS: Cortés Arrives in Mexico

Hernan Cortes Images and Media

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Wikipedia: Cortez the Killer
PBS: The Fall of the Aztecs

Hernan Cortes Books and Research

Google Book Search: Letters of Cortes
Questia: Hernan (Hernando) Cortes Books
Bob Brooke Communications: Along the Route of Cortés
Amazon.com: Hernán Cortés Merchandise

Hernan Cortes Blogs and Message Boards

Blog: Hernan Cortes The Conquistador of the Aztec Empire
Wilsons Almanac: Cortés and Moctezuma
Mexico Connect: Affirmative Action And Hernán Cortés

Hernan Cortes Timeline

1485: Born in Medellin, Extremadura, in Castile
1499: Attends the University of Salamanca
1501: Returns home
1504: Joins an expedition to Santo Domingo; becomes a citizen of Azuza
1506: Participates in the conquest of Hispaniola and Cuba
1519: Commander of an expedition to find the legendary Aztec Empire
1521: Claims Tenochtitlan for Spain
1522: Given the title of Captain General and Governor of New Spain
1524: Explores Honduras
1528: Recalled to Spain; awarded the title "Marques del Valle de Oaxaca"
1530: Returns to Mexico, but divested of his civil rank; wife, Catalina, dies
1536: Discovers the Baja California peninsula
1539: Returns to Spain
1541: Joins Algiers expedition
1547: Dies December 2, in Castilleja de la Cuesta of pleurisy

Related Pages on Mahalo

Mexico | Spain | Santo Domingo | Hispaniola | Cuba | Montezuma | Tenochtitlan | Aztec Civilization | Mayan Civilization | Juan Ponce De Leon | Inca Civilization | Fall of Tenochtitlan | Prince Henry the Navigator | Jacques Cartier

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