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Hernando Cortez Entering Mexico, 1519 Art Print
by British Library
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Hernando Cortez Entering Mexico, 1519 art print by British Library. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Caption Hernando Cortes landing in Mexico in 1519, met by natives; with foliate borders and a portrait of Cortes in a medallion. Hernán Cortés de... more
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Caption "Hernando Cortes landing in Mexico in 1519, met by natives; with foliate borders and a portrait of Cortes in a medallion." Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro (1485 - December 2, 1547) was a Spanish Conquistador. Born at Medellin into minor nobility, and after studying at Salamanca he chose to look for his fortune in Hispaniola and later Cuba. In 1519, against the orders of the Governor, he led an expedition to the mainland that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile. He used a native woman, Doña Marina, as an interpreter; she would later bear him a son. When the Governor of Cuba sent emissaries to arrest Cortés, he fought them and won. He wrote letters directly to the king asking to be acknowledged for his successes instead he was punished for mutiny. After he overthrew the Aztec Empire, Cortés was awarded the title of Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca. In 1541 he returned to Spain, where he died, in 1547...
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