Hernando Cortes's life and Times
- Date: March 05, 2003
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(1485-1547)
Cortes' Childhood
Cortes was born in Medellin, Extremadura, Spain in 1485. Cortes was of low Spanish nobility. His name is pronounced as [kohr-tez', air-nahn']. Cortes has many different names like Hernan Cortes, Hernando Cortes and Hernando Cortez. Cortes had many names but his main name was Hernan Cortes.
At the age of 14, Cortes studied law at the University of Salamanca. But in 1501 he quit university to try to find his fortune in the New World. His fortune would be the gold of the Aztecs. He did not realize that this would be his fortune in the New World.
He wandered Spain for three years after quitting university and could not find a job so he sailed ...
... received some reinforcements from Cuba. Cortes after reorganizing his army went back to take over the city. After holding Tentochtitlan in a siege for three months, they finally captured the emperor Guatemotzin on August 13th, 1521.
On the ruins of Tentochtitlan Cortes built Mexico City. This was made into the major city of the Europeans.
Cortes later received a notice of an expedition. This expedition was to Honduras, which Cortes chose to take part in. This expedition happened between 1524 and 1526.
In 1528 Cortes was told that he would no longer be part of the government. He appealed to the king so he was made into a captain general.
All this happened quickly. His break was when he
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