Hernán Cortés: Fast Facts

After establishing a colony in Mexico, the Spanish aristocracy Helnan Cortes gathered local allies and conquered the Aztec empire. In this video let's learn more about why he destroyed one of the greatest civilizations of human history.

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Born around 1485, Hern Cortes, a Spanish conqueror, defeated the Aztec empire, was an explorer called Mexico Spain. He was 19 years old and headed for the New World for the first time. Cortez later joined the expedition to Cuba. In 1518, he tried to explore Mexico. So he strategically combined the indigenous peoples with other countries to defeat them. Charles I appointed him to the new Spanish governor in 1522. Cortes died in Spain in 1547. In 1504, Cortes left Spain to seek wealth in the new world. He visited Santo Domingo and Hispaniola. Cortez has settled in a new town in Azuia and has been a notary for several years. He joined the Cuban expedition led by Diego Velázquez in 1511. There, Cortez worked at the citizen government and served as the mayor of Santiago for a while.

Hernán Cortés was born in Medellín, Extremadura in 1485. In 1504 he decided to ride a boat in Santo Domingo. In 1511, Diego Velázquez and Hernán Cortés took over Cuba. Cortes became mayor, Velázquez became governor. In the spring of 1519, Cortez began exploring 11 ships, 550 soldiers, 16 horses and 14 artillery men toward Cuba. These ships arrived in Mexico south of the destination, so they sailed along the coast of Yucatán. In March 1919, the expedition arrived in Mexico town Tabasco. Cortes learned from the very powerful Aztec empire and their ruler Montesma II. When Cortes was in Tabasco, he took many prisoners including a native young girl named Malinche. He later baptized her and named her her marina. After leaving Tabasco, the fleet landed on San Juan's Good Friday, where Cortes built a small town called La Villa Rica de la Bella Cruz.