How Francisco Pizarro and Hernán Cortes Have Impacted the World

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Francisco Pizarro: Spanish explorer who discovered and conquered the Inca Empire, nowadays Peru. Hernán Cortés: Spanish explorer who discovered and conquered the Aztec Empire, nowadays central Mexico.

Pizarro and Cortés were two great men in the history of the world, men who made an impact in society and left their print for future generations. There have been many conquerors and discoverers that, like them, have contributed to the advances in the world made by the human race. Discoveries and conquers have been made all over the world, in every civilization, in every period of time. History books are full of people who, in a way or another, changed the world, either by finding a cure to a certain disease, by making an important exploration, or by converting people into a certain religion. Some holidays, hospitals, schools, airports, and even churches are named after significant people who influenced our lives (and with “our” I mean the world as a whole) in such way that we want to remember them forever.

We all have Francisco Pizzaros and Hernán Corteses in our lives. We all have ...

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