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El Castillo, Tulum temple, Mayan ruins, Yucatan

Hernán Cortés Biography

Source: Biography

This biography and video provide information about explorer and conqueror Hernán Cortés, who overthrew the Aztec empire in the sixteenth century.

This entry was posted in Coming to America and tagged Historic Figures, History on September 1, 2016 by Anita Hacker.

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