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Cortes is a spanish conquizator and explorer who defeated the aztects and claimed mexico for spain, he is best known for conquering the aztecs and claminging mexico on behalf of spain.
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BORN 1485 SPAIN
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Cortés strategically aligned some Indigenous peoples against others and eventually overthrew the vast and powerful Aztec empire. As a reward, King Charles I appointed him governor of New Spain in 1522
