Hernán Cortés

Also known as Hernando Corteés, marqués del Valle, Hernán, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca Cortés, Hernaán Corteéz, Fernando Cortees, Hernando Cortees Valle de Oaxaca, Hernando Corteés Valle de Oaxaca, Hernando Corteés, Hernan Cortes

conquistador espagnol

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Hernán Cortés y Pizarro was a Spanish explorer, governor, conquistador, and writer born in Medellín in 1485. He served as a general in the Spanish Army and held allegiance to Spain. His career included participation in the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, for which he received the Order of Santiago. He is also depicted in the work *The Road to El Dorado*.

Cortés was the unmarried partner of La Malinche and Isabel Moctezuma. He had children including Martín Cortés, Leonor Cortés Moctezuma de la torre, and Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca. He authored works such as *Tertia Ferdinãdi* and *Die Eroberung Mexikos*. He died of dysentery and pleurisy in Castilleja de la Cuesta in 1547. His remains are buried in Mexico City.

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Born: 1485
Died: 1547
Works: 105

Top works

Tertia Ferdinãdi
Pleito del Marqués del Valle contra Nuño de Guzmán, sobre aprovechamiento de pueblos de la provincia de Avalos
Briefe des Ferdinand Cortes an Kayser Carl den 5ten über die Eroberung von Mexico
Die Eroberung Mexikos
Documentos relativos á Hernan Cortés

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Spain
Place of birth: Medellín
Place of death: Castilleja de la Cuesta
Occupation: conquistador
Languages spoken: Spanish
Award: Order of Santiago
Field of work: conquistador
Conflict: Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
Military branch: Spanish Army
Military rank: general
Image: Retrato de Hernán Cortés.jpg

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Commons category: Hernán Cortés
date of birth: 1485-00-00
Commons gallery: Hernán Cortés
cause of death: pleurisy
described by source: Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
manner of death: natural causes
depicted by: The Road to El Dorado
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
unmarried partner: Isabel Moctezuma
allegiance: Spain
name in native language: Hernán Cortés y Pizarro
start of work period: 1504-00-00
Commons Creator page: Hernán Cortés
date of death: 1547-12-02
significant person: Johannes Dantiscus
birth name: Hernán Cortés y Pizarro Altamirano
has works in the collection: Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes

Sources (7)

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Hernán Cortés, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

Historia de Nueva-España

Cartas y relaciones de Hernán Cortés al emperador Carlos V

Article · Français

Hernán Cortés (parfois écrit Cortès ou Cortez), de son nom complet Fernando Cortés de Monroy Pizarro Altamirano, probablement né en 1485 à Medellín (Estrémadure) et mort le 2 décembre 1547 à Castilleja de la Cuesta, près de Séville, est un conquistador espagnol qui, en 1521-1522, s'est emparé de l'Empire aztèque au nom de Charles Quint, roi de Castille et roi d'Aragon, acte fondateur de la Nouvelle-Espagne. Cette conquête, qui vient à la suite de la colonisation d'Hispaniola par Christophe Colomb en 1493, puis de la conquête de Cuba par Diego de Cuellar en 1511, est une étape fondamentale de la colonisation espagnole des Amériques au XVIe siècle. Cortés en est récompensé en obtenant le titre créé pour lui de marquis de la Vallée d'Oaxaca (20 juillet 1529). Il est cousin au deuxième degré de Francisco Pizarro, qui s'empare quelques années plus tard de l'Empire inca.

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