he didn't find any riches but he found Tenochitlan (the Aztec capitol)
Cortez had heard a rumor that there was lots of gold to be found in what we now call, "Mexico". So he came to find out. And he found lots of gold.
In the Sea of Cortez, Mexico,
cortez was the founder of the civilized Mexico
There were many cultures in Mexico at the time when Cortes made first contact with them. Some of them include Mayans, Tlaxcalans, Cholultec and Aztecs. The Aztec civilization was utterly destroyed by Cortez and his Tlaxcalan allies.
Hernando Cortez established Mexico City and as the new capital of Mexico- then New Spain.
Hernando Cortez attacked the Aztec Indians in Mexico
Hernando cortez
1519
Mexico in 1519
1521
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Hernando Cortez