Hernán Cortés
1485-1547Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for his role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico.
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for his role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico.
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador and explorer known for his role in the conquest of the Aztec Empire in present-day Mexico.
He was born in 1485 in Medellín, Extremadura, Spain.
Cortés studied law at the University of Salamanca, but he abandoned his studies to join Diego Velázquez's expedition to Cuba in 1511.
In 1519, Cortés led an expedition to Mexico, where he established contact with the Aztec Empire and ultimately overthrew Moctezuma II.
His conquest of Tenochtitlán in 1521 marked the end of the Aztec Empire and the beginning of Spanish domination in present-day Mexico.
Hernán Cortés passed away in 1547 in Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain..