Hernán Cortés
By: Jarred Durre
Conquest to Mexico
Hernan was a spanish conquistador. Who was from spain but then went to Cuba. In 1518 Velázquez put cortes in comand of an expadition to explor and secure mexico for colonization. A few hours before departure, Velázquez changed who he wanted to lead the expadition but cortes went anyway. It was him 500 men, 13 horses, and a few cannons. He landed at the Yucatan Peninsula. He formaly claimed the land spanish territory. He went to trinidad to round up more troops and horse. At Trinidad he met his future wife and 9 other women and converted them to christianity. He demanded a meeting with the aztecs to talk but when they refused he declared war and killed off the aztecs that where waiting for him and his men. The aztecs documented that they thought they were being attacked with extra-terestrial weapons but it was firearms. Hernan captured some aztecs and tortured them to see if they would tell him were the gold and riches were. That is what cortes is known for today finding mexico like columbus founded the Americas.