3. Information
Date of Birth: 1485 in Medellin, Spain
Died: 1547 in Spain
Hobby: Spanish Conquistador
Conquered what is now south and central
Mexico.
Family Members: parents: Martin Cortes,
Catalina Cortes, he had no siblings.
4. Facts
Question: What was the purpose of this explorers
voyage?
Answer: The purpose of Hernandos voyage was to
find gold/to colonize the area below the new
world.
Question: When did the explorers voyage begin
and end?
Answer: Hernando`s voyage began in 1519 and
ended in 1534.
Question: What country commissioned this
explorers voyage?
Answer: Spain commissioned Hernandos voyage.
Question: What did this explorer find?
Answer: Hernando found gold and the great
national road.
5. Facts
Question: Did this explorer encounter any native people
on their voyage? If so how did this explorer and his
crew treat these people?
Answer: Hernando Cortes and his crew did meet native
people and he treated them very cruelly, he killed 14
thousand people enslaved some and took over their
village.
Question: Did this explorer complete multiple voyages?
Answer: Hernando completed 3 voyages
Question: What was the outcome of this explorers
travels? What discoveries were made?
Answer: Some outcomes that were made were that
Cortes got to lead the conquest. He discovered New
Spain, and found a place where there was gold.
6. Important Facts
1. Hernando Cortes led an expedition that
caused the fall of the Aztec Empire.
2. Hernando Cortes conquered the Aztec
Empire and built a new colony.
3. Hernando Cortes destroyed and
conquered what is now south and central
Mexico.
