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His first expedition led him to Santo Domingo where he became a notary.

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He later became a part of a voyage to Cuba where he was a part of the Civil government and became the Mayor of Santiago.

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He later became a part of a voyage to Cuba where he was a part of the Civil government and became the Mayor of Santiago.

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In 1485 Hernan Cortès was born in Medellin, Spain. He participated in a transatlantic military expedition (began in 1511)  traveling to Cuba which Diego Velazquez led.

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Cortès traveled alongside Diego Velazquez to conquer Cuba and twice was elected mayor of Santiago.

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Velazquez cancelled the expedition of Hernan Cortès to the American mainland. However, disregarding Velazquez,  Cortès continued on with his expedition. His primary objective was to conquer the Aztec empire.

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Cortès traveled to Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, which Moctezuma II ruled. There he apprehended Moctezuma II holding him captive and the military of  Cortès attacked Tenochtitlan.

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Cortès left Tenochtitlan to confront the Spanish troops that were coming to arrest him for going against the command of Velazquez. Once Cortès arrived back in the city a resistance had formed , and the Aztecs pushed the Spanish out of Tenochtitlan.

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Cortès  went back to Tenochtitlan to find victory as he conquered the city defeating the Aztecs.  He sought acknowledgement for his accomplishments along with approval from the Spanish court, but they condemned his actions

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Cortès founded Veracruz to have the colony elect him captain general removing the authority of Velazquez, so he would now only be under the power of King Charles V of Spain.

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Cortès traveled to Cuba for an expedition with Diego Velazquez. Velazquez, the governor of Cuba,  cancelled an expedition Cortès was supposed to lead.  Cortès defied his orders continuing on with his trip venturing into the interior of Mexico.  Later Velazquez sent a force to apprehend  Cortès and relieve him from his command, but  Cortès  left the city to confront the force and defeated them.

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The Spanish court condemned the actions of  Cortès as he disobeyed Velazquez, the governor of Cuba.

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In 1521  Cortès conquered Tenochtitlan ending the Aztec empire.

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Panfilo Narvaez set out from Cuba to arrest Cortès for his resilience in disobeying an order of Velazquez, the governor of Cuba. Cortès herd news of Narvaez's trip and left with his army out of Tenochtitlan to confront Narvaez. He defeated Narvaez and enlisted Narvaez's army as his own

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Cortès traveled to the coast of Yucatan in 1519 and at Tabasco he formed a bond with the local Indians and was given a slave, Marina. Marina was the mistress of Cortès, and hey had a child. She could speak both Maya and Aztec, so she acted as an interpreter allowing for communication between Cortès and Indians he encountered. She was essential to the discussions between Montezuma II and Cortès.

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Montezuma II learned of Cortès' approach towards the Aztecs and attempted to pay him of, but Cortès refused. Montezuma assumed that Cortès and his forces were messengers of the god Quetzalcoatl leading the Aztecs to welcome the Spaniards with a high level of respect. Cortès used the Aztecs honor for him as an opportunity to capture Montezuma II. Having Montezuma II hostage allowed Cortès to lead the empire through him. Tension and conflict rose between the Aztecs and Spaniards when Cortès was away fighting Narvaez. Upon the return of Cortès Tenochtitlan was in complete disarray. Cortes and his men left the city, and, in their departure, great violence occurred, and, in the chaos, Montezuma was killed.

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