Biography of Hernan Cortes

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Hernán Cortés was born in the city of Medellí, Spain in 1485. Medellí is in the Badajoz province of Spain. The Badajoz province is known for being the largest province in size in Spain and has 134 municipalities. Cortés was born to Martín Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano. His parents were not of a high class, so he had to go to school to get an education to bring home money. At the age of sixteen, Hernán was tired of going to school and came back, which upsetted his parents greatly. Hernán had been hearing about Christopher Columbus’ discoveries in the New World and wanted to go explore for himself. He left Spain in 1504 for Hispaniola, which he had been hearing stories of great treasures. Hernán wanted these treasures not only for himself and his family, but he also wanted the glory that came with it. Hernán arrived in Hispaniola in late 1504, where he became a citizen. He worked as a notary in a small town until 1506, when he lead an expedition to conquer all of Hispaniola. The expedition left Hernán with a large area of land and many native slaves. In 1511, Hern...

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