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AZTECS FINALLY FALL The person we chose for our biography profile is Hernán Cortés. We studied this person in American History and he interested us a lot so I talked to my partner and he said he liked him too. In the fall of 1518 he was to command his own trip to Mexico, but his boss canceled it. Despite his boss’s orders he went anyway. He left with more than 500 men and 11 ships. So all in all Hernán Cortés is an all around interesting person.

Hernán had a winning record. He almost never lost fights. So when he conquered the Aztecs we’re sure nobody was too surprised. These conflicts left with the Aztecs left in shambles and Spain gained slaves and more land.

Cortés displayed great leadership, and great work

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