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Hernándo Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano (1485 – December 2, 1547) was the famous Spanish conquistador who achieved the UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheAztecEmpire in 1521 after a few years in battles, toppling the [[UsefulNotes/PreColumbianCivilizations epoymous empire]].
Although not the first Spaniard to do the deed, he was one of the first personal promoters of mestizaje, fathering a son with his indigenous adviser Marina and a daughter with Aztec princess Isabel de Moctezuma. Their descendants are still out there.
Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce.
Although not the first Spaniard to do the deed, he was one of the first personal promoters of mestizaje, fathering a son with his indigenous adviser Marina and a daughter with Aztec princess Isabel de Moctezuma. Their descendants are still out there.
Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce.
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Hernándo Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 – December 2, 1547) 1547), was the famous Spanish conquistador who achieved the UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheAztecEmpire in 1521 after a few years in battles, toppling the [[UsefulNotes/PreColumbianCivilizations epoymous empire]].
Born in the lower nobility of Extremadura, cradle of many conquistadores, Cortés traveled to Cuba in the search of fortune, which came to him in earning the job of mayor of Santiago de Baracoa, the second Spanish city founded in the island. However, his dreams and ambition reached much farther: against the wishes of Diego Velázquez, the corrupt governor of Cuba and soon his ArchEnemy, Cortés sailed off in an expedition to the continent and founded the city of Veracruz, from where he initiated a calculated campaign to hijack the nearby Aztec Empire and its many riches. Cortés, a lover of ancient Greek and Roman story, played indigenous politics and allied himself to the Confederay of Tlaxcala and every other native state that wanted the Aztecs dead, all of which came in incredibly handy for the rest of the entire Spanish conquest of America. Although his attempt to seize the empire top down was ruined by Velázquez, Cortés gathered an army of angry indigenous and conquered the Aztec capital by force, being then appointed governor of the land newly called New Spain.
His late career was marked by constant conflicts with his political enemies, as well as the discontent of Spaniards who believed (apparently with some reason) Cortés was taking too much of the booty for himself. In order to keep his men busy and rich, Hernán initiated the UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheMaya, although this backfired when one of his lieutenants revolted against him in Honduras by advice of Velázquez. Although Cortés ultimately solved the issue and had the traitor assassinated, he decided to go himself there with an entire army just in case, and in the process he committed the mistake to leave some positively untrustworthy people in charge in México. After a [[HungryJungle hellish journey through the jungle]], in which his mental health was compromised by fevers, Cortés was officially left for dead, and with this premise, his political power in New Spain disintegrated, not being able to fully restore it upon his return. He had better luck in thefirst Spaniard to do Spanish court, where King Charles V compensated his lost governorship by making him captain general and a marquis.
The rest of Cortés' life was uneventful, spent in hosting parties with thedeed, new Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and promoting naval expeditions around the Pacific coast from his new marquisate, eventually discovering California. He could not travel very far himself, though - by this point, he was respected and feared enough in New Spain that conflicts calmed down at the moment they heard Cortés was coming, and both Spaniards and indigenous feared a possible Aztec uprising whenever he was not in the continent. He did have a brief return to Spain and participated as a consultant in the disastrous 1541 Algiers expedition, but he was not consulted too much and ended up losing a ton of money in the process. He then died of fevers in the palace of a friend in Spain before he could be given license to return to America.
Being himself a lover of many women, without much regard for race or marital status, Cortés was one of the first personal promoters ofmestizaje, fathering mestizaje in México, endorsing the indigenous custom of AltarDiplomacy among his captains. Also, although far from being the first Spaniard to do the deed, Hernán himself fathered a mestizo son with his underrated indigenous adviser Marina and a daughter with Aztec princess Isabel de Moctezuma. Their Moctezuma, whose descendants are still out there.
there (as well as a disabled daughter with yet another indigenous princess of unknown name). He left eight other children from his successive Spanish wives.
Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce. One of his lieutenants, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, wrote a insanely detailed chronicle that attempted to distance from both flattery and slander, ''Literature/TheTrueHistoryOfTheConquestOfMexico'', so as you can imagine, historians have been debating over decades about how much of any did he actually do.
Born in the lower nobility of Extremadura, cradle of many conquistadores, Cortés traveled to Cuba in the search of fortune, which came to him in earning the job of mayor of Santiago de Baracoa, the second Spanish city founded in the island. However, his dreams and ambition reached much farther: against the wishes of Diego Velázquez, the corrupt governor of Cuba and soon his ArchEnemy, Cortés sailed off in an expedition to the continent and founded the city of Veracruz, from where he initiated a calculated campaign to hijack the nearby Aztec Empire and its many riches. Cortés, a lover of ancient Greek and Roman story, played indigenous politics and allied himself to the Confederay of Tlaxcala and every other native state that wanted the Aztecs dead, all of which came in incredibly handy for the rest of the entire Spanish conquest of America. Although his attempt to seize the empire top down was ruined by Velázquez, Cortés gathered an army of angry indigenous and conquered the Aztec capital by force, being then appointed governor of the land newly called New Spain.
His late career was marked by constant conflicts with his political enemies, as well as the discontent of Spaniards who believed (apparently with some reason) Cortés was taking too much of the booty for himself. In order to keep his men busy and rich, Hernán initiated the UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfTheMaya, although this backfired when one of his lieutenants revolted against him in Honduras by advice of Velázquez. Although Cortés ultimately solved the issue and had the traitor assassinated, he decided to go himself there with an entire army just in case, and in the process he committed the mistake to leave some positively untrustworthy people in charge in México. After a [[HungryJungle hellish journey through the jungle]], in which his mental health was compromised by fevers, Cortés was officially left for dead, and with this premise, his political power in New Spain disintegrated, not being able to fully restore it upon his return. He had better luck in the
The rest of Cortés' life was uneventful, spent in hosting parties with the
Being himself a lover of many women, without much regard for race or marital status, Cortés was one of the first personal promoters of
Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce. One of his lieutenants, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, wrote a insanely detailed chronicle that attempted to distance from both flattery and slander, ''Literature/TheTrueHistoryOfTheConquestOfMexico'', so as you can imagine, historians have been debating over decades about how much of any did he actually do.
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* AmbiguousSituation: He was accused of murdering his first wife, although whether it was true or yet a new complot of his enemies remains unknown. He still dressed in mourning for a long time for her, and her relatives zig-zagged over the years between accusing him of the misdeed and working with him no problem.
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* AmazonBrigade: Surprisingly for someone of his time and culture, Cortés was tolerant to the idea of female soldiers and actually employed official units of them in his expeditions. Those were usually wifes of regular soldiers who volunteered to take up weapons and serve as both fighters and battlefield medics, often shocking the expeditions's chroniclers with their bravery and effectivity. Some of the best known were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Rodr%C3%ADguez Isabel Rodríguez]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Palacios Beatriz Palacios]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Berm%C3%BAdez_de_Velasco Beatriz Bermúdez]].
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Despite the fact that Europeans in Cortéz' day weren't exactly above murdering other peoples in wars, or burning their own citizens on the stake for not sharing the same religion, he and his men were still shocked at the fact that those ''inhuman'' Aztecs sacrificed their own people to the sun. Justified in that the Aztecs forced their subjects of other tribes to give them people for sacrifices every once in a while (and more often that not, said people included children). It's really no wonder several indigenous nations decided to [[EnemyMine side with the Spaniards]], even though [[EveryoneHasStandards every indigenous nation sacrificed people]].
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was the leader of the Spanish conquistadores and was recognized as such by the indigenous people. The fact that he led his ragtag group of 400-ish soldiers to victory against forces numbering in the thousands probably helped (though, to be fair, he had the help of thousand of indigenous warriors whose nations allied with him).
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Despite the fact that Europeans in Cortéz' day weren't exactly above murdering other peoples in wars, or burning their own citizens on the stake for not sharing the same religion, he and his men were still shocked at the fact that those ''inhuman'' Aztecs sacrificed their own people to the sun. Justified in that the Aztecs forced their subjects of other tribes to give them people for sacrifices every once in a while (and more often that not, said people included children). It's really no wonder several indigenous nations decided to [[EnemyMine side with the Spaniards]], even though [[EveryoneHasStandards every indigenous nation sacrificed people]].
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was the leader of the Spanish conquistadores and was recognized as such by the indigenous people. The fact that he led his ragtag group of 400-ish soldiers to victory against forces numbering in the thousands probably helped (though, to be fair, he had the help of thousand of indigenous warriors whose nations allied with him).
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* AmazonBrigade: Surprisingly for someone of his time and culture, Cortés was tolerant to the idea of female soldiers and actually employed official units of them in his expeditions. Those were usually wifes of regular soldiers who volunteered to take up weapons and serve as both fighters and battlefield medics, often shocking the expeditions's chroniclers with their bravery and effectivity. Some of the best known were Isabel Rodríguez, [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Rodr%C3%ADguez Isabel Rodríguez]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Palacios Beatriz Palacios]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Berm%C3%BAdez_de_Velasco Beatriz Bermúdez]].
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* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Despite the fact that Europeans inCortéz' Cortés' day weren't exactly above murdering killing other peoples in wars, or burning their own citizens on the stake for not sharing the same religion, he and his men were still shocked at the fact that those ''inhuman'' Aztecs sacrificed their own people to the sun. Justified in that the Aztecs forced their subjects of other tribes to give them people for sacrifices every once in a while (and more often that not, said people included children). It's really no wonder several indigenous nations decided to [[EnemyMine side with the Spaniards]], even though [[EveryoneHasStandards every indigenous nation sacrificed people]].
people, only in different numbers]].
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was the leader of the Spanish conquistadores and was recognized as such by the indigenous people. The fact that he led his ragtag group of 400-ish soldiers to victory against forces numbering in the thousands probably helped (though,to be fair, of course, he had the help of thousand of indigenous warriors whose nations allied with him).
* ApeShallNeverKillApe: Despite the fact that Europeans in
* AsskickingEqualsAuthority: He was the leader of the Spanish conquistadores and was recognized as such by the indigenous people. The fact that he led his ragtag group of 400-ish soldiers to victory against forces numbering in the thousands probably helped (though,
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* TheConqueror: Managed to conquer a big empire with few European men and weapons by determination, cunning, manipulation, alliances, and luck.
* CorruptChurch: Seems to have believed that this was true as far as low-ranking clergy went. He requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their faith.
* CorruptChurch: Seems to have believed that this was true as far as low-ranking clergy went. He requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their faith.
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* TheConqueror: Managed to conquer a big empire with few European men and weapons by determination, cunning, manipulation, alliances, and of course, luck.
* CorruptChurch: Seems to have believed that this was true as far as low-ranking clergy went. He requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of theirfaith.faith (and make everything even more difficult).
* CorruptChurch: Seems to have believed that this was true as far as low-ranking clergy went. He requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their
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* SexSlave: He owned a sex slave named Malinalli (a.k.a. La Malinche; who also served as an interpreter). Aztecs and other natives were no strangers to the concept and gifted the Spaniards with several women. Even Moctezuma II gave ''his daughter Techichipotzin'' to Cortez as this.
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* SexSlave: He owned a sex slave received one of those named Malinalli (a.k.a. a Marina or La Malinche; who also served Malinche), as an interpreter). Aztecs and other natives were no strangers to the concept and gifted the Spaniards with several women. Even women (even Moctezuma II gave ''his daughter Techichipotzin'' to Cortez as this.this). However, Malinalli shed her slave status due to the Spanish laws and was baptized as a Christian.
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Hernándo Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano(1485 Altamirano (1485 – December 2, 1547) was the famous Spanish conquistador who conquered achieved the UsefulNotes/SpanishConquestOfMexico in 1521 after a few years in battles, toppling the [[UsefulNotes/PreColumbianCivilizations Aztec Empire]], located in what is now central UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, in 1521 following a few years of battles.
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* Cortés is depicted by Creator/IanZiering in the Film/SyFyChannelOriginalMovie Film/AztecRex where he leads a small group of conquistadors that arrive in Mexico only to discover an Aztec tribe that worship a pair of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Rex]].
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* Cortés is depicted by Creator/IanZiering in the Film/SyFyChannelOriginalMovie Film/AztecRex ''Film/AztecRex'' where he leads a small group of conquistadors that arrive in Mexico only to discover an Aztec tribe that worship a pair of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Rex]].
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* A miniseries also produced by Amazon, ''Cortés y Moctezuma'', was in the works at the same time as the previous before being cancelled in 2020.
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* Cortés is depicted by Creator/IanZiering in the Film/SyFyChannelOriginalMovie Film/AztecRex where he leads a small group of conquistadors that arrive in Mexico only to discover an Aztec tribe that worship a pair of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Rex]].
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** Worth noting is that no authentic images of Quetzalcoatl have ever been found that actually depict him this way. He's actually supposed to be ''a snake with bird wings,'' and on the rare occasion where he ''does'' take human form, he looks just like everyone else of the region.
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'''Hernándo Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano''' (1485 – December 2, 1547) was the famous Spanish conquistador who conquered [[Myth/AztecMythology the Aztec Empire]], located in what is now central UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, in 1521 following a few years of battles. Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_of_American_Biography The source of this story]] should not be considered credible.[[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_of_American_Biography org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclopædia_of_American_Biography The source of this story]] should not be considered credible.[[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* He does not appear but is briefly mentioned in ''[[VideoGame/WhereInTimeIsCarmenSandiego1997 Carmen Sandiego's Great Chase Through Time]]'' during the Aztec Empire case (set in 1519), where if you first click on one of the gold nuggets in the room where you build Moctezuma's headdress, Ann Tickwittee says this disturbing and slightly tragic line:
-->'''Ann Tickwittee''': The Aztecs had plenty of gold nuggets like this one. Unfortunately, a surplus of gold can bring unwanted attention. The gold-hungry Spanish, under Cortes, will arrive in Aztec lands [[JustBeforeTheEnd in just a few more months.]]
-->'''Ann Tickwittee''': The Aztecs had plenty of gold nuggets like this one. Unfortunately, a surplus of gold can bring unwanted attention. The gold-hungry Spanish, under Cortes, will arrive in Aztec lands [[JustBeforeTheEnd in just a few more months.]]
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* ''Hernán: El Nombre de la Conquista'', a coproduction between Creator/TheHistoryChannel, [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Prime]] and Creator/TVAzteca, which tells in AnachronicOrder the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés and his indigenous allies, with the first season starting with the arrival of the Spaniards into the shores of Mexico. A second season is in the works since November 2019.
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* A miniseries also produced by Amazon, ''Cortés y Moctezuma'', was in the works at the same time as the previous before being cancelled in 2020.
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* ''Hernán: El Nombre de la Conquista'', a coproduction between Creator/TheHistoryChannel, [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Prime]] and Creator/TVAzteca, which tells in AnachronicOrder the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés and his indigenous allies, with the first season starting with the arrival of the Spaniards into the shores of Mexixco.Mexico. A second season is in the works since November 2019.
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* In Disney's ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'', he's mentioned by Governor Ratcliffe in the song "Mine, Mine, Mine": ''"The gold of Cortés, the jewels of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro Pizarro]] / Will seem like mere trinkets by this time tomorrow."''
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* In Disney's ''{{Disney/Pocahontas}}'', ''{{WesternAnimation/Pocahontas}}'', he's mentioned by Governor Ratcliffe in the song "Mine, Mine, Mine": ''"The gold of Cortés, the jewels of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_Pizarro Pizarro]] / Will seem like mere trinkets by this time tomorrow."''
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'''Hernándo Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano''' (1485 – December 2, 1547) was the famous Spanish conquistador who conquered [[Myth/AztecMythology the Aztec Empire]], located in what is now central UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, in 1521 following a few years of battles. Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce. The strong anti-Spanish, pro-American, liberal-backed current of thought sweeping over México and enforced by the PRI government ensured his being remembered in a very negative light in México. This is despite the fact that, however it is you want to look at it, without Cortés, México would not exist.
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* In ''ComicBook/{{Lilith}}'', one of the bearers of the Triacanto the time-traveling protagonist is hunting down is a member of his expedition, leading to Lilith [[spoiler:helping the Aztecs capturing them all and use the guise of a sacrifice to hide as she searches the Triacanto, starting from Cortés himself as she had come to despise him and ''really'' wanted to make sure he died a painful death even if he wasn't the bearer]].
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* ''Hernán: El Nombre de la Conquista'', a coproduction between Creator/TheHistoryChannel, [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Prime]] and Creator/TVAzteca, which tells in AnachronicOrder the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés and his indigenous allies, with the first season starting with the arrival of the Spaniards into the shores of Mexixco. A second season is in the works since November 2019.
* ''Hernán: El Nombre de la Conquista'', a coproduction between Creator/TheHistoryChannel, [[Creator/PrimeVideo Amazon Prime]] and Creator/TVAzteca, which tells in AnachronicOrder the conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés and his indigenous allies, with the first season starting with the arrival of the Spaniards into the shores of Mexixco. A second season is in the works since November 2019.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_of_American_Biography The source of this story]] should not be considered credible.[[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A audience[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_of_American_Biography The source of this story]] should not be considered credible.[[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* AmazonBrigade: Surprisingly for someone of his time and culture, Cortés was tolerant to the idea of female soldiers and actually employed official units of them in his expeditions. Those were usually wifes of regular soldiers who volunteered to take up weapons and serve as both fighters and battlefield medics, often shocking the expeditions's chroniclers with their bravery and effectivity. Some of the best known were [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isabel_Rodr%C3%ADguez Isabel Rodríguez]], [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Palacios Beatriz Palacios]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatriz_Berm%C3%BAdez_de_Velasco Beatriz Bermúdez]].
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'''Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano''' (1485 – December 2, 1547) was the famous Spanish conquistador who conquered [[Myth/AztecMythology the Aztec Empire]], located in what is now central UsefulNotes/{{Mexico}}, in 1521 following a few years of battles. Needless to say, you'll get different opinions on the man depending on who and where you ask. For the record, completely reliable information on him is pretty scarce. The strong anti-Spanish, pro-American, liberal-backed current of thought sweeping over México and enforced by the PRI government ensured his being remembered in a very negative light in México. This is despite the fact that, however it is you want to look at it, without Cortés, México would not exist.
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* In the Italian comic book ''Lilith'', one of the bearers of the Triacanto the time-traveling protagonist is hunting down is a member of his expedition, leading to Lilith [[spoiler:helping the Aztecs capturing them all and use the guise of a sacrifice to hide as she searches the Triacanto, starting from Cortés himself as she had come to despise him and ''really'' wanted to make sure he died a painful death even if he wasn't the bearer]].
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* In the Italian comic book ''Lilith'', ''ComicBook/{{Lilith}}'', one of the bearers of the Triacanto the time-traveling protagonist is hunting down is a member of his expedition, leading to Lilith [[spoiler:helping the Aztecs capturing them all and use the guise of a sacrifice to hide as she searches the Triacanto, starting from Cortés himself as she had come to despise him and ''really'' wanted to make sure he died a painful death even if he wasn't the bearer]].
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* TheKingslayer: He ended up having Cuauhtémoc executed, allegedly for conspiring to kill him and other Spaniards.
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* TheKingslayer: He ended up having Cuauhtémoc Cuauhtémoc, the last Aztec [[TheEmperor emperor]], executed, allegedly for conspiring to kill him and other Spaniards.
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* TheKingslayer: He ended up having Cuauhtémoc executed, allegedly for conspiring to kill him and other Spaniards.
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** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives, perhaps for money (the main complaint of the lawsuit was that the administrators over-taxed the locals), perhaps as an act of PetTheDog, or both.
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** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. abuses such as over-taxation. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives, perhaps for money (the main complaint of the lawsuit was that the administrators over-taxed the locals), perhaps as an act of PetTheDog, or both.Natives.
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** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives, perhaps for money (the main complaint of the lawsuit was that the administrators over-taxed the locals), perhaps as an act of YMMV/PetTheDog, or both.
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** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives, perhaps for money (the main complaint of the lawsuit was that the administrators over-taxed the locals), perhaps as an act of YMMV/PetTheDog, PetTheDog, or both.
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* CorruptChurch: Seems to have believed that this was true as far as low-ranking clergy went. He requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their faith.
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** He also requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their faith.
** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives.
** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], "]] [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appletons%27_Cyclop%C3%A6dia_of_American_Biography The source of this story]] should not be considered credible.[[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley when he returned to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley when he returned on his first return to Spain to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley.
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* DudeWheresMyRespect: Averted. While some stories, for the sake of irony, say that on his return to Spain he was utterly neglected in his home country and could scarcely obtain an audience,[[note]]A famous anecdote tells how he forced his way through a crowd that surrounded the emperor's carriage, and mounted on the footstep. The emperor, astounded at such audacity, demanded of him who he was. [[BadassBoast "I am a man," replied Cortés proudly, "who has given you more provinces than your ancestors left you cities."]][[/note]], in reality he was inducted to the Knights of Santiago, granted a coat of arms commemorating his deeds, and raised to the peerage as the Marquis of the Oaxaca Valley.Valley when he returned to make his case before Charles V against his various political enemies.
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** He also requested in his letters to Charles V that the king send Franciscan and Dominican friars to proselytize the Natives, fearing that the corrupt behavior of the average priests would tarnish the image of their faith.
** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives.
** During his first return to Spain, the administrators handling his estates in the New World engaged in various abuses. When he returned he became engaged in a lawsuit regarding these abuses and sided with the Natives.
