Hernán cortés accomplishments

Toggle navigation. Hernando Cortes Timeline Timeline Description: Herdando Hernan Cortes was a Spanish conquistador that was largely responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire and the subsequent colonization of the Americas by the Spaniards. Cortes was also responsible for claiming Mexico for the Spanish Empire. Cortes is born in Medellin, Spain.

Cortes is born in Medellin Spain to an infantry captain and his wife. Cortes studies Latin. Cortes is sent to study Latin in Salamanca, staying with an uncle-in-law. Cortes leaves for the New World. Cortes leaves for the island of Santa Domingo in the New World at the age of eighteen. He settles in the town of Azua. Cortes participates in the conquest of Hispaniola and Cuba.

Who did hernán cortés sail for

Cortes takes part in an expedition and conquest of Hispaniola and Cuba. Cortes joins an expedition to Cuba. Cortes joins an expedition to Cuba led by Diego Velazquez. Cortes ends up working in civil government for a short time.