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Hernan cortes was born in 1485, and died December 2, 1547 he died at the age of 62. His real name is hernando cortes. Hernan cortes died from pleurisy
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his kids were Martín Cortés Son
Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
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Leonor Cortés Moctezuma
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Catalina Pizarro
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Juana Cortés de Zúñiga
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María Cortés de Zúñiga
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Catalina Cortés de Zúñiga
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Luis Cortés y Ramírez de Arellano
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María Cortés de Moctezuma
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Luis Cortés
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they drank Xocolatl. Cortes proceeded to take over the kingdom of five million peopled e, receiving vast stores of cacao beans. These beans were used as currency as well as making a drink
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He lead a successful group and took the aztecs land
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Hernan cortes was a military leader and explorer is first exploration was when he was 19 years old to the new world. In february 1519 he stopped in cuba and hired more men to obtain more horses. He had 11 ships and 500 crew members. He had 13 horses and a small amount of cannons. He sink his ships to claim they weren’t sea worthy
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He discovered 2 landmarks mexico and Baja California Peninsula. He was a spain conquest and explore claiming land for spain and conquering the aztecs land.
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Hernan cortes was a military leader and explorer is first exploration was when he was 19 years old to the new world. In february 1519 he stopped in cuba and hired more men to obtain more horses. He had 11 ships and 500 crew members. He had 13 horses and a small amount of cannons. He sink his ships to claim they weren’t sea worthy
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He would try to conquer the aztec land. When he went over the he had 110 sailors 553 soldiers and 11 ships
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Despite his act of treason, in continuing his campaign Cortes became very popular in Spain, thanks to the gold and jewels he captured. Cortes was appointed governor of the newly captured territories, that became known as New Spain. Cortes destroyed the Aztec buildings and temples. In their place, Cortes built Spanish buildings. The city was renamed Mexico City. It soon became the most important European city in the New World.
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He would go claim land for the spanish,mexico,baja california and more.