HERNAN,CORTES

ORIGIN AND MAP

• Cortes was from spain in a town called medillin

TRAVEL DATES

• Hernando started traveling in 1519 to other parts of spain
• Cortes traveled to mexico in 1521 to take over land
• Cortes conducted his first trip to mexico in 1518

WHERE CORTES TRAVELED

• Cortes traveled all over mexico
• He went to the Aztec people to conquer the land
• Spain

REASONS WHY CORTES TRAVELED

• To find new land
• To conquer and be a ruler
• To find new riches

ACHIEVEMENTS

• He conquered a big part of what now is mexico
• He was a big impact on the Spanish conquest
• Defeated the aztecs and montezumas

INTERESTING FACTS

• Hernan Cortes was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín,
• By the age of 19, Hernan Cortes made plans to sail to the Spanish colonies of the New World.