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1485
Who was he, where is he from, when was he born?
-Hernan was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain
-Cortés was born around 1485 in Medellín, Spain. He came from a lesser noble family in Spain. some say that he studied at the University of salamanca for a time.
-in 1504, Cortés left Spain to seek his fortune in New World. He traveled to the island of Santo Domingo,or Hispaniola.settled in the new town of azúa
-He was born in Medellín, Spain
-he was born in C. 1485 -
1485
Who was Hernan Cortes?, where was he from, when was he born?
-Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who defeated the Aztecs and claimed Mexico for Spain. He first set sail to the New World at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set off to explore Mexico.
- he was born in 1485
- He was born in Medellín, Spain -
1518
What year did Hernan Cortes start exploring?
Hernans first set sail to the New World was at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set off to explore Mexico.
he also wanted money and power in spain -
1518
what year did Cortes start exploring in?
Cortes first set sail to the New World at the age of 19. Cortés later joined an expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he set off to explore Mexico.
-he explored many places but his best was mexico!
- Cortes also wanted money and fame! -
1518
Who's sponsored Hernan Cortes?
- his sponsor was Diego Velázquez, -Diego Velázquez helped Cortes by making him leader of many expeditions and gave him many resources that helped! -He joined an expedition of Cuba led by Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar in 1511. There, Cortés worked in the civil government and served as the mayor of Santiago for a time.
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Period: 1518 to 1519
who sponsored cortes?
- Cortes served as a notary in the town of Azúa for a few years before joining Diego Velázquez on a 1511 expedition to Cuba, where he climbed the ranks of the local government to become mayor of Santiago.
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Period: 1519 to 1521
What was Cortes's main expedition?
-In 1519, Cortés was set to command his own expedition to Mexico when Velázquez cancelled it. Cortés ignored the order and traveled to Mexico anyway, setting his sights on overthrowing ruler Montezuma II in the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan. -The Aztecs eventually drove the Spanish from Tenochtitlan, but Cortés returned to defeat the natives and take the city in 1521. He spent much of his later years looking for recognition for his achievements and support from the Spanish royal court. -
Period: 1519 to 1521
What was Cortes's Main journey?
-cortes's main journey was when he sailed of to mexico -In 1518, Cortés was to command his own expedition to Mexico, but Velázquez canceled it. but Cortés ignored Velazquez, by setting sail for Mexico with more than 500 men,11 ships, 13 horses, and big load of canons
-He landed in Mayan territory, specifically in the Yucatan Peninsula. In March of 1519, Cortes claimed the land for the Spanish empire. and came back in 1521 -
1521
Cortes's failure / success
when Cortes was in Mexico Cortés had all his ships destroyed except one, which he sent back to Spain. This brazen decision eliminated the possibility of any retreat. Cortés became allies with some of the native peoples he encountered, but with others he used deadly force to conquer Mexico. He fought Tlaxacan and Cholula warriors, which are part of very big empires, and then set his sights on taking over the Aztec empire, preferably tenochitilan the capital of the aztec empire! -
1521
what did Cortes do in Mexico?
Cortes took over the aztec empire
- he took it over with very hard work and a lot of time by defeating warrior of giant empires and killing many innocent natives but he took over it
-then Cortes because a very big and powerful man in new spain! -
