The name sounds familiar but I think You are asking about the SPANISH explorer Hernan Cortez.He is from Spain.
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Dona Marina who translated for Cortez and told him about surrounding Indian tribes and how they wanted to get back at the Aztecs
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The chafing dish is of the European origin. Back in 1652 in Paris, Francois Pierre La Varenne referred to the chafing dish in his book; furthermore, in 1520, Hernan Cortez reported to Charles V that Montezuma was served meals using a chafing dish.
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Hernan Cortez
Hernan Cortez first encountered gold in the Americas after conquering the Aztec Empire in 1521. The Aztecs possessed vast amounts of gold, which Cortez and his men looted during their conquest.
Hernan Cortez was the Spanish explorer and adventurer, not soldier, who conquered the Aztecs
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hernan cortez's wife
Hernan Cortez.
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Hernan Cortez
Hernan Cortez
Conquistador hernan cortez left cuba to sail to present-day Mexico in 1519. Cortez had heard of a wealthy land to the west ruled by a king named MOCTEZUMA ll.