Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
1On the walls are the portraits of the vice-kings, beginning with Hernan Cortes.
2The headdress is believed to be a gift from Montezuma to 16th Century Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes.
3From Cuba it was that Hernan Cortes (q.v.)
4The year 1519 of the Christian era was the year One Reed, and in that year Hernan Cortes landed his army on Mexican soil!
Translations for hernan cortes