Hernán Cortés
Explorer,Military leader ( c. 1485-1547) By:Austin,Erik
Hernán was born in spain he died on December 2 at,Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
Hernán Cortés marqués del Valle de Oaxaca,
was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire.
was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec empire.
Hernán's early life
Hernán Cortés was born around 1458 in Medellín, Spain, and helped advance Spain's position North America in the 1500s. He came from a lesser noble family of Salamanca for
a time. In 1504 he left Spain to find a fortune in the New world.
a time. In 1504 he left Spain to find a fortune in the New world.