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  2. Hernán Cortés - World History Encyclopedia

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    Hernán 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 became the first ruler of the new colony of New Spain.

  3. Hernán Cortés - Facts, Quotes & Route - Biography

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    Who Was Hernán Cortés? Born around 1485, Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. He first set sail to the New World at the ...

  4. Hernán Cortés summary | Britannica

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    Hernán Cortés, later marqués del Valle de Oaxaca, (born 1485, Medellín, near Mérida, Extremadura, Castile—died Dec. 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Sevilla), Spanish conquistador who won Mexico for Spain. Cortés left Spain for the New World in 1504, joining Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (b. 1465—d. 1524) in the conquest of Cuba ...

  5. How Hernán Cortés Conquered the Aztec Empire | HISTORY

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    Hernándo Cortés, Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, with Moctezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1519. Hernándo Cortés formed part of Spain’s initial colonization efforts in the Americas.

  6. Hernan Cortes | Encyclopedia.com

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    Cortés, Hernán (1485–1547) Spanish conquistador and conqueror of Mexico. In 1518, Cortés sailed from Cuba to Central America with 550 men. They marched inland toward the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City ), gaining allies among the subject peoples of the Aztec king, Montezuma II.

  7. Hernán Cortés conquers the Aztec Empire - National Geographic

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    Whole swaths of the Americas rapidly fell to the Spanish crown, a transformation begun by the ruthless conqueror of the Aztec Empire, Hernán Cortés. (See also: New clues to the lost fleet of ...

  8. Biography of Hernán Cortés, Ruthless Conquistador - ThoughtCo

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    Hernán Cortés (1485–December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador responsible for the audacious, brutal conquest of the Aztec Empire in Central Mexico in 1519. With a force of 600 Spanish soldiers, he was able to conquer a vast empire with tens of thousands of warriors.

  9. Hernán Cortés - Conquistador, Aztec Empire, Mexico | Britannica

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    Hernán Cortés - Conquistador, Aztec Empire, Mexico: In 1524 his restless urge to explore and conquer took him south to the jungles of Honduras. The two arduous years he spent on this disastrous expedition damaged his health and his position.

  10. Hernán Cortés - Ages of Exploration - Mariners' Museum and Park

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    Quick Facts: Hernán Cortés was the Spanish conquistador responsible for conquering the Aztec Empire and building Mexico City which secured Spain’s position in the New World. Name: Hernán Cortés [er-nahn] [kawr-tez] Birth/Death: 1485 CE - 1547 CE. Nationality: Spanish. Birthplace: Seville, Spain.

  11. Cortés and the Aztecs - Exploring the Early Americas ...

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    In 1519, inspired by rumors of gold and the existence of large, sophisticated cities in the Mexican interior, Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) was appointed to head an expedition of eleven ships and five hundred men to Mexico. At that time the great empire of the Mexica—now known as the Aztecs—dominated much of Mesoamerica.