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Hernán Cortés

Type Figure Region Spain Time 1485–1547 Also known as Hernán Cortés、Hernando Cortés、埃尔南多·科尔特斯

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador who overthrew the Aztec Empire with a small force and established Spanish colonial rule over New Spain.

Timeline

  1. 1511–1518Santiago de Cuba · Island of CubaArrived in Cuba with Diego Velázquez's expedition, later served as municipal official in Santiago, actively preparing expeditions into the Mexican interior and independently recruiting troops and ships.
  2. 1519–1520Tenochtitlan · Aztec EmpireLanded at Veracruz in February 1519, allied with Tlaxcala and other tribes to march north, entered the Aztec capital in 1520 and met Montezuma II, triggering the "Sad Night" before temporarily withdrawing to regroup.

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