HERNÁN CORTÉS

I was born in Bajadoz in the 1485 and I died in Sevilla in the 1547, I am the son of Martin Cortés and of Catalina Pizarro Altamirano, I had two wives and eleven children in two different relations, and I was conqueror of the Aztec empire, and I also went the first marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca, governor, captain general of New Spain.My mother´s second cousin was Francisco Pizarro, who later conquered the Inca empire. Like other gentlemen, my father sent me at age fourteen to study law at Salamanca, a city thet left two year later, moved by my desire for adventure. After several failed attempts to embark for the Indies, and, secondly, to participate in the campaings of Gonzalo Fernandez of Cordoba in Italy, finally, in the spring of 1504, I sailed to the island of La Española, where I settled as a planter and colonial official. I was the person who brought the chocolate among other things to Spain of my travels to new world, America. I landed in Cuba, and conquered many territories, including the Aztecs and Mayans empires, the actual Mexico. I was an important conqueros whogot added larges territories to the Crown of Castile. My travels most importants were: one, where I discovered California, other was my travel to “Las Hibueras” and the most famous, where I conquered the Aztec empire ( Mexico ).