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[[Image:Hernan Cortes by Clemente Orozco.jpg|right|Hernan Cortes seen by José Clemente Orozco]]

[[Image:Hernán Cortés.jpg|right|Hernan Cortés depicted in the conquest of Mexico and the liberation of Aztec victim Indigenous groups.]]

'''Hernando Cortés''' (Medellin, [[Spain]], 1485 - Castilla de la Cuesta, Spain, 1547) was a Spanish [[Conquistador]].  He is famous for his conquest of the [[Aztecs]] allying himself with the Indigenous groups that were Aztec's victims of human sacrifices, a practice that stopped after their defeat. In February 1519, Cortés departed for the new world. His mission: to bring [[Catholicism]] to the [[pagan]] nations of the new world, his banners read "Brothers and companions, let us follow the Sign of the Cross with true faith and in it we shall conquer." All the equipment he had was 11 ships, 508 Spanish soldiers, 100 sailors, 16 horses (unknown to the New World), and 4 small cannons.  

'''Hernando Cortés''' (Medellin, [[Spain]], 1485 - Castilla de la Cuesta, Spain, 1547) was a Spanish [[Conquistador]].  He is famous for his conquest of the [[Aztecs]] allying himself with the Indigenous groups that were Aztec's victims of human sacrifices, a practice that stopped after their defeat. In February 1519, Cortés departed for the new world. His mission: to bring [[Catholicism]] to the [[pagan]] nations of the new world, his banners read "Brothers and companions, let us follow the Sign of the Cross with true faith and in it we shall conquer." All the equipment he had was 11 ships, 508 Spanish soldiers, 100 sailors, 16 horses (unknown to the New World), and 4 small cannons.