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1485: Hernan Cortes was born in Spain. He was born in 1485. Nobody knows what time he was born. People think he was born on April.
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1499: In 1499 Hernan was sent to get a higher education. He was sent to study Latin and law. He was 14 when he went to study.
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1504: Hernan Cortes goes to what is now Haiti. Haiti is in the Caribbean and is one of the countries. It is beside Dominican Republic.
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1506: When Cortes went to Cuba he was given slaves. He was also awarded land. He was rewarded this stuff because he worked with the Hispaniolas.
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1511: Diego Velazquez became the governor of Cuba. He made Hernan one of the top people of Cuba. Remember this is all in the 1400’s and 1500’s
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1518: Diego sent Hernan to Mexico. After a fight, Velazquez revoked Cortes’ status. He revoked his status. What it means as in revoked is Diego Velazquez canceled Hernan’s quest.
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1519: Hernan went to Mexico anyways. Hernan Cortes disobeyed Diego. This means that something good or bad could happen to Hernan. In the same year Hernan became the new governor of New Spain. In July of that year Hernan tried to meet the Aztec king, Montezuma. In November of 1519 Cortes took Montezuma as a hostage.
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1520: Diego Velazquez wanted to attack Hernan. When he did Hernan Cortes’ men fought back. Hernan’s people won an beated Diego’s people in that battle. In July of that year he killed Montezuma.
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1527: Hernan was blamed on poisoning his enemies. The king of spain sent other leaders after Cortes. This was not a good thing.
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1547: He died in 1547. The day was December 2. He died in Spain as a spanish conquistador.
