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3.  Hernan Cortes was a Spanish nobleman and lived in Cuba. He decided to sail to Mexico in search of wealth and adventure. He also was eager to take control of the Aztec tribe.

4.  Hernan Cortes’s motive was to find riches. This happened, but with all the gold his soldiers were carrying through the water some of them drowned.

5.  Hernan’s dates of exploration was 1519-1521. He only sailed for two years because he claimed the Aztecs land for Spain after he defeated them. Hernan had took the Emperor Prisoner a little before he claimed land. 1519 1521

6.  Hernan’s claim to fame was that he killed the Aztec tribe. Some of them already were killed by small pox a contagious disease. He decided to attack the rest of the tribe so he did.

7.   He killed the whole Aztec tribe  Only sailed for two years  Captured the Emperor Prisoner when he got to the Aztec island  Some soldiers drowned from all the gold they were carrying in the sea.  He was a nobleman  He carried the disease small pox to the Aztec Interesting Facts

8.  Bower, Bert. America’s Past. Palo Alto, CA: Teachers’ Curriculum Institute,2010 pg.62 Bibliography