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Dec 1, 1485
Hernan Cortes born
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Oct 27, 1504
Hernan expelled from school
Cortes was expelled from Salamanca University for the result of having no respect for authority which gave him the inspiration to travel. -
Nov 1, 1504
Cortes travels to the west indies
Cortes traveled to the West Indies where Velasques, the governer, gave him command of a fleet and sent on a voyage of discovery. -
Nov 27, 1511
Hernan spendss many years on the farm
Cortes spends many years farming, mining and taking care of livestock to support himself. -
Nov 18, 1519
Landing on the Mexican coast
Cortes lands on the Mexican coast and gains leadership over the Totonics and Tlaxcalans tribes wich may have built some of his power and confidence -
Nov 18, 1519
Hernan enters Mexico city
Montezuma the sovereign of the country welcomed him and took him as his leader their. -
Nov 27, 1521
Cortes gains power over Mexico
The emperor, emporess , the ministers, and whole court were in his power wich continued to grow. -
Oct 1, 1533
Cortes discovers the peninsula in California
He discovers the peninsula of California but then returned to Spain After he caused the fall of the aztec empire -
Dec 7, 1539
Awarded title
Awarded the title of Marques del Valle Oaxaca de for over throwing aztec empire. -
Dec 2, 1547
Death of Hernando Cortes
After moving and living in spain for a few years the great Hernan cortes unfortunetly passes away. :(
