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Where Hernan Cortes is from. Left Cuba to explore the lands west of Cuba without the King's (Diego Velazquez) permission

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In Veracruz he renounced allegiance to the governor of Cuba and was now under the command of the spanish king

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In Tabasco, he fought some of the local Mayans and defeated them. As gifts, they gave him different things including an indigenous woman called Malintzin, who became his translator.

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In Tlaxcala, he formed an alliance with the Tlaxcalans, traditional enemies of the Aztecs, who became allies in his conquest.

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The Cholutecas tried to capture the spaniards because they wanted to make sure that the spaniards dont get any closer to the center of Mexico

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While in Cozumel, Cortes found Geronimo Aguilar, and Aguilar not wanting to be part of the Mayan civilization anymore, became the translator from mayan to spanish for Cortes

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Lake Texcoco, Tránsito, Mexico City, CDMX

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Lake Texcoco, Tránsito, Mexico City, CDMX

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Lake Texcoco, Tránsito, Mexico City, CDMX

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La Noche Triste is where Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.

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This was where Villa Rica was until Cortes came and decided to create his own village. This was where he named himself 'Justicia Major' and therefore only answered to the king of Spain

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Cempoala Archaeological Zone, Zempoala, Ver.

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Cempoala Archaeological Zone, Zempoala, Ver.

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Cempoala Archaeological Zone, Zempoala, Ver.

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In Cempoala, Cortez allied with the Totonacs to bring down the Mexicas (Aztecs). He got 400 Totonac warriors to go with him to Tlaxcala.

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San Juan de Ulúa, Faros, Heroica Veracruz, Ver.

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San Juan de Ulúa, Faros, Heroica Veracruz, Ver.

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San Juan de Ulúa, Faros, Heroica Veracruz, Ver.

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This is where Cortes and his company of ships landed and settled until moving to La Antigua

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Cortes arrived at Tenochtitlan and captured Montezuma (The Tlatoani) and kept him alive so he would know how to care for the Tenochtitlans and so Cortes was seen as a guest of the Tlatoani. The people were upset with Montezuma for keeping the Spaniards in Tenochtitlan and elected a new Tlatoani, which then (Once Montezuma died) tried to push the Spaniards out of the city. It didn't work because small pox killed most of the Tenochtitlans and the new Tlatoani himself.

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Hernan Cortes documentary video:

CECYT 5 IPN. UTEyCV. “Hernán Cortés Un Hombre Entre Dios Y El Diablo.” YouTube, 5 Oct. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5yiNgv5Zsc. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.

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