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... Wikipedia

  • Born:  Hernando Cortés, Medellín, Castile
  • Died:  December 2, 1547, Castilleja de la Cuesta, Spain
  • Cause of death:  Dysentery and Pleurisy
  • Domestic partner:  La Malinche, Isabel Moctezuma
  • Children:  Don Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca, Doña María Cortés, Doña Catalina Cortés, Doña Juana Cortės, Martín Cortés, Leonor Cortés Moctezuma
  • Occupation:  Conquistador
  • Known for:  Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, Spanish conquest of Honduras
  • Data source:  DuckDuckGo