Hernán Cortés
1485 - 1547

Hernan Cortés, also spelled Cortéz, was the marqués del Valle de Oaxaca.

Hernan was Spanish and became Spain's great conquistador. Cortes (Cortez) conquered Mexico.

He defeated the Aztec empire and turned Mexico into a Spanish dominion.

Here is a map of Cortes' route from Santiago de Cuba to Vera Cruz November 1518 - April 1519:

ROUTE OF CORTES
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And here is Cortes route from Vera Cruz to Mexico, April - November 1519.

1519-1521 The Conquest of Mexico
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