Hernán Cortés

Decent Essays
Improved Essays
Superior Essays
Great Essays
Brilliant Essays
    Page 3 of 29 - About 281 Essays
  • Decent Essays

    Hernan Cortes was born in 1485-1547 in Medlin Spain. He was a military leader in 1521 Hernando Cortes dad Martin Cotes was a officer at the army. His parents wanted Hernan to be a lawyer so at age 14 years Hernan Cortes went to the university of Salamanca for a while then he failed his test as a lawyer and dropped out at age 19 he went with Diego Velazquez to a journey to Cuba and around 1518 Cortes put in charge on a journey to Mexico. Cortes fought in the war in 1521 hernando discovered baja…

    • 339 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Improved Essays

    The letter from Cortes and the Florentine Codex both describe the same event but from different perspectives. In an essay of approximately 600 words, compare and contrast these two documents. You could examine the history portrayed in the documents, different perspectives, language, tone, etc. Be sure to quote directly from the text and cite appropriately. To begin with, the letter from Cortes and the Florentine Codex both are describing the same event. The only difference is the…

    • 838 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    How Did Hernando Cortés Change the World? By Jack McCain 6PA - 601 November 11, 2016 Hernando Cortés was a skilled Spanish explorer. Born in Medellin, Spain in 1485, Cortés was the son of Martín Cortés de Monroy and Doña Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. He studied at Salamanca which was located in west central Spain. Cortés was a hard worker, which later helped him on his voyages sponsored by Charles V, the Spanish king. In 1504, when Cortés was only 19, he set sail for the “New World,” or…

    • 1200 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Great Essays

    that, was the case with the Aztecs. Their reign of hundreds of years came to a sudden halt after the introduction of Spanish conquistadors. The Aztec empire finally fell on account of the diseases and war that the Spanish conquistadors, such as Hernan Cortes, brought. The beginnings of the formation of the Aztec empire starts with the fall of the Toltec empire in 1150. The Toltec empire fell after many long years of defending themselves against the enemies from surrounding, rising states, that…

    • 1531 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Great Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Hernando Cortés also known as Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro is an explorer and a conquistador. Cortés is infamous for eliminating the amazing empire of the Aztecs. Cortés after brutally murdering the Aztecs, he claimed their native land, Mexico, for Spain. Although can Cortés be considered a hero and a villain, but can he be both? Hernando Cortés was born in Medellín, Spain in 1485. He was born in a wealthy family, but his family wasn’t as wealthy. He attended the University of Salamanca,…

    • 572 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    - Hernan Cortes was born on 1485, in Medellìn, Spain. His father was a captain in the Spanish army. His parents wanted him to become a lawyer and sent him to school so he could study law, when he was fourteen. But Cortes wasn't interested in becoming a lawyer so 2 years later he returned home when he was sixteen years old. “Cortes had heard of Christopher Columbus' discoveries in the new world. He wanted to travel and see new lands like Christopher Columbus.” He also wanted to make fortune…

    • 1653 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    Spanish Conquest

    • 1012 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Nahua woman the Gulf of Mexico that played an important role in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec empire. La Malinche served as interpreter, advisor, and intermediary lover of Hernan Cortés. In 1519, he was one of the twenty slave women given as a tribute to the Spaniards by the Indians of Tabasco, becoming mistress of Cortes and giving birth to her first son, Martin, who is considered one of the first mestizos (people with mixed European and indigenous) descent. I think in the actually, La…

    • 1012 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    most important conquests in the capturing of the Americas because the profit was so big. The man that led the expedition was none other than Hernán Cortés. You may already know this name as they talk about him a lot in early American history, but he is responsible for conquering the Aztecs which are a group of native Indians from North America. The Hernán Cortés conquest began on February 1519 but it originated about a year before then with Diego Velázquez, a high leader in Spain who was also…

    • 816 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Improved Essays

    crucial event in history, and the desire to gain wealth transform Hernan Cortez into becoming a famous and influential figure in the 16th century. His intelligence and determination were manifested by the way he made decisions to prepare his army for unexpected attacks. In other words, it was easy for Cortez and his army to conquer the Aztec Empire because of advance weaponry and the advantage of smallpox virus. To begin with, Hernan Cortez was born in a poor family; therefore, he always…

    • 562 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Improved Essays
  • Superior Essays

    The downfall of the Aztec Empire in the 1500s was brought about by a very bloody and ruthless conquest orchestrated by Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés. Central America was devastated by the aggression of the European invaders who were ransacking every town for their valuables and subjugating the populace. Much of what is known about the events that unfolded comes from primary sources written by the Spanish participants or the stories written by the native Nahua people a generation or…

    • 1599 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Superior Essays
  • Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 29