Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca ( ; ; December 1485 – December 2, 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 Cuba, where he received an ''encomienda'' (the right to the labor of certain subjects). For a short time, he served as ''alcalde'' (magistrate) of the second Spanish town founded on the island. In 1519, he was elected captain of the third expedition to the mainland, which he partly funded. His enmity with the governor of Cuba, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, resulted in the recall of the expedition at the last moment, an order which Cortés ignored.
Arriving on the continent, Cortés executed a successful strategy of allying with some indigenous people against others. He also used a native woman, Doña Marina, as an interpreter. She later gave birth to his first son. When the governor of Cuba sent emissaries to arrest Cortés, he fought them and won, using the extra troops as reinforcements. Cortés wrote letters directly to the king asking to be acknowledged for his successes instead of being punished for mutiny. After he overthrew the Aztec Empire, Cortés was awarded the title of ''marqués del Valle de Oaxaca'', while the more prestigious title of viceroy was given to a high-ranking nobleman, Antonio de Mendoza. In 1541 Cortés returned to Spain, where he died six years later of natural causes. Provided by Wikipedia
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Five letters 1519-1526 by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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Despatches from Mexico to Charles V by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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Despatches from Mexico to Charles V by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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Five letters, 1519-1526 by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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Cartas de relación by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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The fifth letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, containing an account of his expedition to Honduras by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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The fifth letter of Hernan Cortes to the Emperor Charles V, containing an account of his expedition to Honduras by Cortés, Hernán, 1485-1547
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The first letter from New Spain : the lost petition of Cortés and his company, June 20, 1519 by Schwaller, John Frederick, Nader, Helen, 1936-
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Religious aspects of the conquest of Mexico by Braden, Charles Samuel, 1887-1970
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The first letter from New Spain : the lost petition of Cortés and his company, June 20, 1519 by Schwaller, John Frederick
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