Hernando Cortez

Hernando Cortez was a Spanish conquerer of Mexico. He also destroyed the Aztec Empire. When he was 14 years old he attended Law School but decided that he was uninterested after only 2 years. When he was 18 he joined an army under the command of Diego Valazquez. In 1519 he set sail against Valazquez's wishes and landed in Mexico where he met a woman named Malinche, she became his guide and interpreter. He burned his ships so that they could not retreat. Later, Cortez seized an Aztec King by th...