HERNAN CORTES

WHO IS MY EXPLORER?

• Hernan Cortes was born in Spain in 1485.
• He went to school but was not a good student.
• He read books when he was young about exploring and travelling to the new world.
• He sailed out to the new world .
• He died in 1547 when he was 62 years old on December 2.

WHAT DID MY EXPLORER DO?

• Cortes wanted to find gold and riches
• He sailed to what we now know as Mexico.
• People there were called Aztecs.
• His soldiers killed everyone in the land.
• The Aztec ruler Montezuma believed Cortes was their god because he looked like one of their gods named Quetzalcoatl

WHERE DID MY EXPLORER DID HIS EXPLORATIONS?

• Cortes did his explorations across the Atlantic Ocean.
• He did it in Cuba and what we now know as Mexico.

WHEN DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING

• Cortes carried out his explorations between the years of 1511 and 1519.
• He went on two expeditions.
• In 1518 he was sent on an expedition to present- day Mexico.

WHY DID MY EXPLORER GO EXPLORING

• Cortes went because the Govenor of Cuba sent him to the new land to claim it.
• He wanted to find gold and riches.
• He always wanted to go on an adventure.

HOW DID MY EXPLORER EXPLORE?

• Cortes did his explorations by fighting.
• He brought guns, cannons, soldiers, and ships.
• He also brought compasses and maps to help navigate where he was sailing.

HOW DID THINGS CHANGE IN THE WORLD AFTER MY EXPLORERS EXPLORATIONS?

• Cortes found new land which is present-day Mexico.
• People came over to live in New Spain. (Mexico)
• He became the governor of New Spain.
• He is remembered as the person who destroyed and conquered the Aztec empire.

REFLECTIVE COMMENT

• I think he was a bad person because he killed all of the Aztecs and ruined their empire.
• He brought guns, cannons, soldiers, and ships on his exploration to do this.
• He was brave because he traveled from Spain to South America, and it was rough and scary on his ship.

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