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1485
birth and death
Hernan cortes was born in 1485, and died December 2, 1547 he died at the age of 62. His real name is hernando cortes. Hernan cortes died from pleurisy -
Period: 1485 to Dec 2, 1547
life span
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1497
kids
his kids were Martín Cortés Son
Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
Son
Leonor Cortés Moctezuma
Daughter
Catalina Pizarro
Daughter
Juana Cortés de Zúñiga
Daughter
María Cortés de Zúñiga
Daughter
Catalina Cortés de Zúñiga
Daughter
Luis Cortés y Ramírez de Arellano
Son
María Cortés de Moctezuma
Daughter
Luis Cortés
Son -
1514
what they drank
they drank Xocolatl. Cortes proceeded to take over the kingdom of five million peopled e, receiving vast stores of cacao beans. These beans were used as currency as well as making a drink -
1515
he won
He lead a successful group and took the aztecs land -
1519
what he did
Hernan cortes was a military leader and explorer is first exploration was when he was 19 years old to the new world. In february 1519 he stopped in cuba and hired more men to obtain more horses. He had 11 ships and 500 crew members. He had 13 horses and a small amount of cannons. He sink his ships to claim they weren’t sea worthy -
1519
know for ...
He discovered 2 landmarks mexico and Baja California Peninsula. He was a spain conquest and explore claiming land for spain and conquering the aztecs land. -
1519
battle
Hernan cortes was a military leader and explorer is first exploration was when he was 19 years old to the new world. In february 1519 he stopped in cuba and hired more men to obtain more horses. He had 11 ships and 500 crew members. He had 13 horses and a small amount of cannons. He sink his ships to claim they weren’t sea worthy -
1519
what he had
He would try to conquer the aztec land. When he went over the he had 110 sailors 553 soldiers and 11 ships -
1520
famous for
Despite his act of treason, in continuing his campaign Cortes became very popular in Spain, thanks to the gold and jewels he captured. Cortes was appointed governor of the newly captured territories, that became known as New Spain. Cortes destroyed the Aztec buildings and temples. In their place, Cortes built Spanish buildings. The city was renamed Mexico City. It soon became the most important European city in the New World. -
1524
what he claimed
He would go claim land for the spanish,mexico,baja california and more.
