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Hernan Cortés was born in Medellin in 1485. When Cortés was young he studied Latin at a University in Salamanca. He soon abandoned his studies though, and sailed for the New World in 1504. Cortés first settled on the island of Santo Domingo but in 1511 joined an expedition to Cuba. On this expedition he became a municipal official and a friend of Diego Velázquez who was the governor of the island of Cuba. When Velázquez dispatched an expedition he put Cortés in command. On February 18, 1519, with over 600 Spanish soldiers Cortés departed for Mexico. When Cortés arrived in Mexico he founded the town of Villa Rica de Veracruz. Here he made a municipal council and made himself captain general, and principal judge. Here he also made alliances with Indian tribes in the area and gathered information about the Aztecs. In August 1519 Cortés traveled to Tenochtitlán, which was ruled by Montezuma II, And was the capital of the Aztec civilization. Montezuma did not treat the Spaniards as welcome guests and Cortés took Montezuma as a hostage in response. On May 1521 Cortés began an attack on Tenochtitlán. On August 13 the Spaniards captured Tenochtitlán. This success let Emperor Charles V t o appoint Cortés as Governor of New Spain. Cortés made Tenochtitlán the Spanish city of Mexico and brought most of what is now central and southern Mexico under Spanish rule.

And Pimped a whole lotta Aztec hoes BEOTCH!

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