Hernan Cortes was born on December 2, 1485 in Medellin, Castile, Spain. His family was an upper class family, although his parents weren't wealthy. He was born of Spanish nobility. His parents' names were Martin Cortes and Catalina Pizarro Altamira no. At the age of fourteen Cortes`s parents sent to study law at the University of Salamanca. He wasn't happy at school, too restless to follow the rules. He did learn a little Latin, and became good at writing. After two years (failing his course), he returned home, but he wasn`t happy there either. As stories began to come in about the mysterious "New World", Hernan Cortes wanted to be a part of it.
Cortes had spent seven successful years on Hispaniola, living in the new town of Azua and working …show more content…
Cortes set out to rule them. During the march through Mexico, he encountered a group of natives called the Tlaxcala’s, who were enemies of the Aztecs. They became an important ally for Cortes during his siege of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital city. Cortes`s arrival matched with an important Aztec prophecy. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who they accredited with the creation of humans among other notable features. Were sent to return to Earth. Aztecs thought that Cortes could be Quetzalcoatl, Montezuma greeted the party with countless honour. Montezuma sent out envoys to meet the conquistador as he …show more content…
A Spanish force from Cuba landed on the coastline of Mexico. They had been sent by Diego Velasquez to overthrow Cortes. When Cortes heard of this, he took a battalion of Spanish and Tlaxcala soldiers and marched the Spanish. Cortes defeated the Spanish force, but when he returned to Tenochtitlan he was met with a shock. The Aztecs were in the middle of a full rebellion. Cortes and his men fled the city. They were there long enough to start a smallpox widespread in Tenochtitlan. One of Cortes’ men contracted smallpox from a member of the force from Cuba. That soldier died during the Aztec rebellion, and when his body was looted, an Aztec caught the disease, which spread like wildfire because the Aztec people had no protection against it. Cortes regrouped and attacked Tenochtitlan in full force in 1521. At that time, the city’s society had crumpled. The Aztecs no longer trusted Montezuma, they were short on food supplies, and the smallpox was under way. Over three million Aztecs died from smallpox.
On 1541, Cortés returned to Spain an embittered man and retired to an estate near Seville where he died of a disease called Pleurisy on 2 December 1547 at Castilleja de la Cuesta, Castile,
Cortes had spent seven successful years on Hispaniola, living in the new town of Azua and working …show more content…
Cortes set out to rule them. During the march through Mexico, he encountered a group of natives called the Tlaxcala’s, who were enemies of the Aztecs. They became an important ally for Cortes during his siege of Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital city. Cortes`s arrival matched with an important Aztec prophecy. The Aztec god Quetzalcoatl, who they accredited with the creation of humans among other notable features. Were sent to return to Earth. Aztecs thought that Cortes could be Quetzalcoatl, Montezuma greeted the party with countless honour. Montezuma sent out envoys to meet the conquistador as he …show more content…
A Spanish force from Cuba landed on the coastline of Mexico. They had been sent by Diego Velasquez to overthrow Cortes. When Cortes heard of this, he took a battalion of Spanish and Tlaxcala soldiers and marched the Spanish. Cortes defeated the Spanish force, but when he returned to Tenochtitlan he was met with a shock. The Aztecs were in the middle of a full rebellion. Cortes and his men fled the city. They were there long enough to start a smallpox widespread in Tenochtitlan. One of Cortes’ men contracted smallpox from a member of the force from Cuba. That soldier died during the Aztec rebellion, and when his body was looted, an Aztec caught the disease, which spread like wildfire because the Aztec people had no protection against it. Cortes regrouped and attacked Tenochtitlan in full force in 1521. At that time, the city’s society had crumpled. The Aztecs no longer trusted Montezuma, they were short on food supplies, and the smallpox was under way. Over three million Aztecs died from smallpox.
On 1541, Cortés returned to Spain an embittered man and retired to an estate near Seville where he died of a disease called Pleurisy on 2 December 1547 at Castilleja de la Cuesta, Castile,