Spainard who overthrew Montezuma the 2nd
2007-03-05 15:04:51 · 3 answers · asked by Charlotte Lauren d 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Hernán(do) Cortés, Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485–December 2, 1547) was the conquistador who became famous for leading the military expedition that initiated the Spanish Conquest of Mexico. Cortés was part of the generation of European colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
The most notable achievement of Cortés' career was the invasion of Mexico and conquest of the Aztec empire. In 1518 Velázquez put him in command of an expedition to explore and secure the interior of Mexico for colonization. At the last minute, due to the old gripe between Velázquez and Cortés, he changed his mind and revoked his charter. Cortés ignored the orders and went ahead anyway in an act of open mutiny.
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2007-03-05 15:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by Enigmatic A 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
explorer and conquered the aztecs
2007-03-06 04:59:23 · answer #2 · answered by Hector 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wikipedia is your friend here.
2007-03-05 23:23:03 · answer #3 · answered by Cedar 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋