Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conqueror and explorer who was recognized for defeating the Aztec empire as well as conquering the land of Mexico and claiming it for Spain. Born in 1485 in his hometown Medellin, Spain, He lived with his father, Martin Cortes, and his mother Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. His guardians were poor members of the lower nobility class. Hernan set sail to the new world at the age of 19.[1]. Cortes conquered the land of Cuba in 1511. In the year of 1518, Velázquez, an advisor of the Governor of Hispaniola, put Cortés in control of an expedition to discover and maintain the interior of Mexico for establishment. In 1519, Cortes traveled to Mexico with approximately 500 men and 11 ships, going with the intention of dethroning
