Download or read book The adventures of Hernan Cortes, the conqueror of Mexico written by Francis L. Hawks and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-06-02 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The adventures of Hernan Cortes" by Francis L. Hawks is a biography of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547). He was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas. The book sheds light on some important anecdotes about Mexican history.