Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador, or conqueror, best remembered for conquering the Aztec empire in 1521 and claiming Mexico for Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a governor of New Spain. read more
First of all, the man said to have conquered the Empire Aztec was by no means a mere explorer. The term coined for his kind is conquistador. And his name is Hernan Cortes (U.S. books dumbly change his name to Hernando, which by the time, 1521, had ceased to exist to become Fernando). read more
A Spanish Explorer, named Hernando Cortes set foot in the Aztec empire in 1519. His expedition was to set across the land to find gold and bring the treasures to Spain. He conquered surrounding civilizations such as theTectonacs and Tlaxcalans. This may of been why he was able to defeat the Aztecs, as they were a very powerful empire. read more