cortez

• Nombre propio referido al conquistador español que lideró la expedición que provocó la caída del Imperio azteca y la sumisión de gran parte del México continental a la corona de Castilla a principios del siglo XVI.

A proper noun referring to a Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large parts of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

incontable · nombre propio

1. Spanish ConquistadorB2formal

   A Spanish explorer and conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large parts of mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.

   Hernán Cortés

   • Cortez arrived in Mexico in 1519 with a small army.
   • The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortez is a major historical event.
   • Historians often debate the legacy of Cortez's actions in the New World.