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He didn't discover Mexico himself, but the reason he went there was to conquer the Aztecs as he did successfully.

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In 1519, Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) set out from Cuba with a force of 600 men. He wanted to explore Mexico and win an empire for Spain.

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God, gold and glory is the reason most conquistadors, including Hernan Cortes or Francisco Pizarro, landed on the Americas and eventually conquered and enslaved its populations.

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Cortes went to Mexico in search of gold, and to turn every people that he bumped into to Christianity and 4 something else

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because he wantted to

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In search of "God, gold and glory".

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God, gold and glory

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Conquered the Aztecs of Mexico?

Hernan Cortes.


What empire did Hernan Cortes discover?

Hernan Cortes discovered the Aztec empire in Mexico.


Name the spanish coquistador who conquered Mexico?

explorers was a Spaniard responsible for conquering much of Mexico?


Who is the explorer of Mexico?

The explorer of Mexico was Hernan Cortes.


What countries did hernan Cortes explore?

Mexico


Did Hernan Cortes conquer cuba or Mexico?

Mexico


When Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico what did the Aztecs do?

Hernan Cortes


What did the Aztecs do when Cortes and the conquistadors arrived in Mexico?

Hernan Cortes


Who was he first Spaniard that landed on the east coast of Mexico in 1519?

Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.


Where did Hernan Cortes live?

Cuernavaca, Mexico


Who discoverd Mexico?

Hernan Cortes (1519)


Who's Mexico's discoverer?

Hernan Cortes