Cuba, or the Wet Indies. Then De Soto went on to Florida, and Cortes to Central America
Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, in modern day Extremadura, Spain. He died in Seville Spain.
One extremely important Spanish explorer and conquistador, named Hernando Cortes, explored a good part of modern day Mexico.
A Spanish Explorer, named Hernando Cortes set foot in the Aztec empire in 1519. His expedition was to set across the land to find gold and bring the treasures to Spain. He conquered surrounding civilizations such as theTectonacs and Tlaxcalans. This may of been why he was able to defeat the Aztecs, as they were a very powerful empire. He also ruled parts of Mexico .
Cortez conquered the Aztec Empire, modern Mexico and part of Honduras.
Hernan Cortes died in Seville (or Sevilla) Spain in 1547. If I remember correctly, he died in a monastery there, the same one from which Christopher Columbus sailed. Presumably he died of natural causes or illness. I have not read anything about his death that would indicate his being killed or murdered, Further research on his life and death can be found in a book entitled CONQUEST, which I believe is written by Hugh Thomas (not sure of the last name).
His name is more commonly known as Hernan Cortez and Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, in modern day Extremadura, Spain.
Hernando Cortes was from the kingdom of Castile and so spoke Castilian (Castellano), a language that is the primary root language of modern Spanish.
Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, in modern day Extremadura, Spain. He died in Seville Spain.
Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, in modern day Extremadura, Spain.
One extremely important Spanish explorer and conquistador, named Hernando Cortes, explored a good part of modern day Mexico.
Hernando Cortes explored and conquered Mexico on behalf of Spain. He is most known for the conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century. The capital city of the Aztecs, Tenochtitlan, is now modern-day Mexico City.
While he is often now referred to as Hernán or Hernando Cortés , in his time he called himself Hernando or Fernando Cortés. The names Hernán, Hernando and Fernando are all equally correct. The latter two were most commonly used during his lifetime, but the former shortened form has become common in both the Spanish and English languages in modern times, and is the name by which many people know him today.
Cortes was born in 1485 in the town of Medelin, in modern day Extremadura, Spain. I cannot be more specific about his date of birth, as no known records survive to tell us his actual date of birth.
A Spanish Explorer, named Hernando Cortes set foot in the Aztec empire in 1519. His expedition was to set across the land to find gold and bring the treasures to Spain. He conquered surrounding civilizations such as theTectonacs and Tlaxcalans. This may of been why he was able to defeat the Aztecs, as they were a very powerful empire. He also ruled parts of Mexico .
Hernán Cortés led Spanish soldiers, called conquistadores, to modern-day Mexico and conquered the peoples of the Aztec Empire.
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador known for conquering the Aztec Empire in modern-day Mexico in the early 16th century. His result was the defeat of the Aztec Empire and the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish. Cortes's actions laid the foundation for Spanish control over Mexico and the eventual establishment of New Spain.
Hernan Cortes, a Spanish conquistador, is best known for leading the expedition that resulted in the fall of the Aztec Empire in Mexico in 1521. He discovered and conquered the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan, which is now modern-day Mexico City, and claimed the land for Spain.