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Hernan Cortes traveled to the new world when he was 19. He traveled by ship with many other people. It took a while before he was finally able to arrive but once he did he instantly started exploring.
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Juana Ramírez de Arellano de Zuniga was Cortez’s second wife. They got married in 1529. It was only a couple years after Catalina’s death.
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Martín Cortés el Mestizo was the first-born son of Hernan Cortez. He was born in 1523. He was the son of Dona Marina. After he was born 10 other kids soon followed.
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In 1519, Cortes conquered the Aztec empire. It took a while but when he did he build it into Mexico City. It then became the spanish stronghold in the New World.
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In 1518, Hernan Cortes set off to go explore Mexico. He left spain and traveled by boat all the way to Mexico. It took him weeks to get there but when he finally did his adventure began once more.
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In 1499 Hernan Cortez went to school at the University of Salamanca. His parents had wanted Cortez to be a lawyer so they were the ones who sent him off to the school. He started law school when he was fourteen but he didn’t stay for long because of his inability to focus.
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Hernan Cortez was born in 1485. He was born in Medellin, Spain. Cortez was also Spanish nobility.
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On November 1, 1522 Catalina Suarez Marcaida died. She died at Coyoacan. Her death was unexpected and even today no one knows how she died.
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On April 2, 1529, Hernan Cortez got married. His wife was Catalina Suárez Marcaida. She was the sister-in-law of Governor Velázquez.
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Hernan Cortez died December 2, 1547. He returned back to Spain but no one respected him and he was still in debt so he decided to go back to Mexico. He never made it, for along the way Cortez died of pleurisy. Pleurisy is when one or both of your lungs become inflamed and it only gets worse when you breath.
