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Birth Name: Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano
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Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (December 1485 – 2 December 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Born in Medellín, Spain, to a family of lesser nobility, Cortés chose to pursue adventure and riches in the New World. He went to Hispaniola and later to
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People I find Inspiring (105 person items)"Hernan Cortes remains one of the most divisive figures in history. Whether you find him inspiring or not, his incredible adventure and the destruction of Aztec empire remains one of the more fascinating stories I have ever heard. There's really more to the story than just the cliche "bad conquistador" thing. Many natives saw Spanish as saviors from the brutal Aztec oppression and human sacrifice. Cortes didn't just kill and enslave randomly like you'd think from reading the more politically co"
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