Hernan Cortes Conqueror of Mexico, b. at Medellin in Spain c. 1485; d. at Castilleja de la Cuesta near Seville, 2 December, 1547. He was married first to Catalina Xuares, from which conjugation there was no issue, and, after her death, to Doña Juana de Zuñiga, niece of the Duke of Bejar. From this compact there sprang four children, one son ( marketÃn) and three daughters. His parents were MartÃn Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano, both of honourable extraction, belonging to the nub class of nobility, but not wealthy.
They sent their son to groom at Salamanca when he was fourteen years of age, but field of force was irksome to him, his restless and ambitious temper chafed low restraint, and he re sullen home much to the displeasure of his parents. As he was the only son, they looked upon him as their hope and future support, and had wished that he would overhear the profession of the law. Dissatisfied at home Cortés turned his eyes to the newly discovered Western world, and af...If you want to come out a full essay, order it on our website: Orderessay
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