Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and writer who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who
"Hernan Cortés was a conquistador, one of the murderous and avaricious conquerors who brought so much of the New World under the harsh rule of Spain. Arriving in Mexico at the head of a mercenary army, he slaughtered the innocent and pillaged the land, destroying the civilization of the Aztecs and enriching himself beyond his wildest dreams."
Hernán Cortés
