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