Dateigröße:
55 MB (2,3 MB Komprimierter Download)
Öffnen Sie die Bilddatei in voller Größe mit einer Bildverarbeitungssoftware
Format:
3893 x 4938 px | 33 x 41,8 cm | 13 x 16,5 inches | 300dpi
Weitere Informationen:
Dieses Bild kann kleinere Mängel aufweisen, da es sich um ein historisches Bild oder ein Reportagebild handel
HernÌÁn CortÌ©s de Monroy y Pizarro (1485 - December 2, 1547) was a Spanish Conquistador who part of the generation of Spanish colonizers that began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. He was born at Medellin into minor nobility, and after studying at Salamanca chose to look for his fortune in Hispaniola and later Cuba. In 1519, against the orders of the Governor, he led an expedition to the mainland that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile. He used a native woman, Do̱a Marina, as an interpreter; she would later bear him a son. When the Governor of Cuba sent emissaries to arrest CortÌ©s, he fought them and won. He wrote letters directly to the king asking to be acknowledged for his successes instead of punished for mutiny. After he overthrew the Aztec Empire, CortÌ©s was awarded the title of MarquÌ©s del Valle de Oaxaca, while the more prestigious title of Viceroy was given to a high-ranking nobleman, Antonio de Mendoza. In 1541 CortÌ©s returned to Spain, where he died, in 1547, an embittered 61 year old man.
