Diego Velasquez: The Conquest Of New Spain

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As one of the purposes of the conquistadors, Diego Velasquez, the governor of Cuba, he trusts in Hernan Cortes for the third expedition, since the first expedition led by Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, and the second expedition by Juan de Grijalva, they had returned with a quantity of gold, then Diego Velasquez knew that Yucatan and Mexico had many material goods that they should have it. The Conquest of New Spain have a huge information that can be divided in many points as political, social, religion, and economic, and different characters. So, in this case, I will talk about one of the character that called my attention, and this woman gives a value to feminism sex because she played an important role in the conquest of New Spain, and she

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