Hernán Cortés

Hernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and writer who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th…

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Who was born first?

• Hernán Cortés was born 1 year after Pedro Mascarenhas
• Hernán Cortés was born 2 years before Pedro de Mendoza
• Hernán Cortés was born 4 years before Jerónimo de Aguilar
• Hernán Cortés was born 5 years after Duarte Barbosa
• Hernán Cortés was born 5 years after Ferdinand Magellan

Timeline

1. Duarte Barbosa1480 – May 1, 1521
2. Ferdinand Magellancirca 1480 – April 27, 1521
3. Pedro Mascarenhas1484 – June 23, 1555
4. Hernán Cortés (this page)1485 – December 2, 1547
5. Pedro de Mendoza1487 – June 23, 1537
6. Jerónimo de Aguilar1489–1531

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