Hernán Cortés born


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Happened: 1485

Description

Cortés was born in 1485 in the town of Medellín, in modern-day Extremadura, Spain. His father, Martín Cortés de Monroy, born in 1449 to Rodrigo or Ruy Fernández de Monroy and his wife María Cortés, was an infantry captain of distinguished ancestry but slender means. Hernán's mother was Catalina Pizarro Altamirano.

Through his mother, Hernán was second cousin once removed of Francisco Pizarro, who later conquered the Inca Empire of modern-day Peru. (His mother's father Diego Altamirano, was cousin to Leonor Sánchez Pizarro Altamirano, first cousin of Pizarro's father.)(That Pizarro is not to be confused with another Francisco Pizarro, who joined Cortés to conquer the Aztecs). Through his father, Hernán was a twice distant relative of Nicolás de Ovando, the third Governor of Hispaniola. His paternal grandfather was a son of Rodrigo de Monroy y Almaraz, 5th Lord of Monroy, and wife Mencía de Orellana y Carvajal.

Publications

TitlePublication DateDescriptionLink
Hernán Cortés (webpage from Wikipedia) A long article about Cortes Link

Participants


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NameDate of BirthDate of DeathShort Biography
Hernán Cortés 14851547a Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century