What was Hernan Cortes' Worldview?

Answer 1

Cortez was a conquistador, that is to say, a conqueror. This should give you a complete summary of his mind, but let's delve a little deeper.

Spain, Cortez's home, was in Europe, and Europe was the world center of cultural superiority. Everybody believed that Europe was better then everyone else, and the Spaniards carried this with them when they invaded the Americas. Cortez was no exception, he believed that it was his devine right to bring his religion to the "heathen barbarians". He was most likely a patriot, his recordings always speak of Spanish gain first, and then his own.

So, in summary, Cortez thought his culture was better then the Aztecs, his country needed the gold that the Aztecs had, and that his religion needed to be spread.

Answer 2

He thought they were all men that could be treated as slaves for his benefit.