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What ocean did Hernando Cortes sail?
Cortes travelled to the New World across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain, and eventually to Mexico, where he explored Baja California and the Mexican west coast.
Where did Hernando Cortes land first?
Cortes first landed on the coast of Yucatan.
Can tsunamis destroy cities?
yes any thing on the coast
Who landed on the eastern coast of Mexico in 1519?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) qualifies as such.
What else was the Mexican Army doing while the Alamo siege was going on?
Santa Anna's Army as consoliating, resupplying and recuperating from their long march and a second front was advancing along the Gulf Coast.
What ocean did Hernando Cortes sail?
Cortes travelled to the New World across the Atlantic Ocean from Spain, and eventually to Mexico, where he explored Baja California and the Mexican west coast.
Where did hernan Cortes land?
Cortes first landed on the coast of Yucatan.
Did the Olmec live in Latin America?
Yes. Along the shores of the Mexican Gulf Coast and on central and southern Mexico.
Which state has the longest border on the gulf-of Mexico?
The state of Veracruz, with 745 Km (463 miles) of coast, representing 29.3% of the Mexican coast along the Gulf of Mexico.
What did Cyclone Hamish destroy?
Nothing. Cyclone Hamish veered away from the coast before it could do any real damage. However, it did cause immense erosion along the Queensland coast.
Who was he first Spaniard that landed on the east coast of Mexico in 1519?
Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
Are there any US military bases in Mexico?
No. There are however, several maintenance shops along the Mexican Pacific Coast (such as in Mazatlan and Los Cabos), which are used by the U.S. Coast Guard for repairs and maintenance works.
Who departed from Spain the same years that Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico?
Magellan
Who departed from Spain the same year that Cortes landed on the coast of Mexico.?
Magellan
Where did Hernando Cortes land first?
Cortes first landed on the coast of Yucatan.
Before 1660 were most settlements along coast or inland?
Along the coast
Before 1660 were most settlements along the coast or inland?
Along the coast
