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Hernan Cortes

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  • 1485

    Birth

    Birth
    Hernan cortes was born on 1485.he was born in a area called the marida.Hernán Cortés full name is Hernan Cortes, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca.
  • 1499

    Very intelligent

    Very intelligent
    Hernan Cortes was not very wealthy growing up but honour.But he was very smart so he was sent to Salamanca to get a better education.But Hernan Cortes was not always so bright. He was very naughty and mischievous to his parents Martin Cortes and Dona Catalina in 1499.
  • 1503

    Living on the edge

    Living on the edge
    He was very advanced for his age. So he left to go to the east port of Valencia to participate in the Italian wars. But after rethinking his thoughts of war he decided to not fight so he nearly wandered around for over a year at Spain's southern ports in 1503.
  • 1504

    To Hispaniola

    To Hispaniola
    Finally he boarded a ship after a year of waiting.At the time Henan was only 19 when he boarded the ship.After a boartin he finally started heading to the island of Hispaniola in 1504.
  • Period: 1504 to 1511

    Farm Life

    In Hispaniola, he became a farmer through the years 1504-1510. He also had gotten another job to be a notary by a town council. After that seemed to settle down and started to become accomplished.
  • 1511

    Diego

    Diego
    By 1511 after two years of being sick with the diseases called syphilis. He recovered and went to explorer again. He sailed with Diego Velazquez to Cuba.
  • 1511

    Quba

    Quba
    While arriving in Quba Diego became the governor of Quba. While Hernan became a treasurer in Quba.hernan had gotten a lot more power because of the native slaves he got from becoming treasurer and his wealth 1511.
  • 1519

    Native

    Native
    On febuary 18 1519 he sailed to Yucatan he had 11 ships,508 soliders,100sailers and 16 horses.He had finally reached to tabsco, and stayed there for quit some to try to gain more knowledge from the near by indains.After wards they concured the the Native and won 20 women wich one of them he married and had a kid with.
  • 1524

    The jungle

    The jungle
    In 1524 his urge to adventure took him to the jungles of Honduras. Because of the two years, he spent in the jungle his health started to decrease. The property that was owned to Cortes was taken.
  • 1547

    Death

    Death
    Hernan Cortes had died on december 2 1547.He died in Castilleja de la Cuesta.The cause of his death was by a condition called pleurisy, which was when the lungs inflamed and pain increased every time he breathed.