by Jerry Curtis
Hernan Cortes was not, in the strictest sense of the word, an explorer. His foray into Mexico was far from exploratory. His journey from Cuba, west to the Yucatan Peninsula and eventually to the Central Valley of Mexico wa...read more
by Erik M. Dell
Hernan Cortes was a Spanish explorer best known for his expedition to Mexico during 1519. Born in 1485 to an infantry captain with a notable ancestral line, he studied law and Latin at an early age. By the time he left s...read more
Although famous people often attract many supporters as well as many detractors, bits and pieces of truth will swirl around those people like mosquitoes or flies. Hernando Cortes, "La Malinche" (his translator and mistress...read more
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