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Bookmark or Share- Hernán Cortés - Facts, Quotes & Route - BiographyHernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who explored Central America, overthrew Montezuma and his vast Aztec empire and won Mexico for the crown of Spain.
- Biography of Hernán Cortés, Ruthless Conquistador - ThoughtCoOne of Cortés’ legacies was the encomienda system that he instituted in Mexico, which “entrusted” a tract of land and a number of Natives to a Spaniard, often a conquistador. The encomendero had certain rights and responsibilities.Basically, he agreed to provide religious education for the Natives in exchange for stolen labor, but it was little more than legalized enslavement, which ...
- Hernán Cortés ‑ Biography, Facts & Accomplishments - HISTORYSpanish conquistador Hernán Cortés (1485‑1547) traveled to Mexico in 1519, where he eventually overthrew the Aztec empire and helped build Mexico City.
- Hernán Cortés - WikipediaHernan Cortes – The Conquistador of the Aztecs; Informational Link Blog about the History of Cortes, the Aztecs along with a variety of sources, pictures and educational resources; Latin American studies center, material on Cortés; Fernand Cortez opera by Gaspare Spontini, Jean-Paul Penin
- Hernan Cortes | Expeditions, Biography, & Facts | BritannicaHernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire (1519–21) and won Mexico for the crown of Spain. The key to his conquests lay in the political crisis within the Aztec empire; Cortes was able to leverage the resentment of many of the subject peoples who had to pay tribute to the Aztecs.
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