cortes

• Nome próprio referente ao conquistador espanhol que liderou a expedição responsável pela queda do Império Asteca e pela submissão da maior parte do México continental ao rei de Castela no início do século 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.

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1. Spanish ConquistadorB2formal

   Hernán Cortés was 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.

   Cortés

   • Cortés arrived on the coast of Mexico in 1519.
   • The conquest of the Aztec Empire by Cortés is a pivotal event in history.
   • Historians debate the legacy of Cortés and his actions in the New World.