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	Cortez
		Hernando Cortez was born in the small town of Medellin in southwestern Spain in 1485.
		Velasquez became the governor and Cortez was elected mayor-judge of Santiago.
		Cortez' army was surrounded and apparently doomed, but he and three others managed to get to the chieftain of the Aztecs and killed him.
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	Hernando Cortez (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cortez was born in 1485 in Medellin, Extremadura.
		Velázquez became the governor of Cuba, and Cortez was elected Mayor-Judge of Santiago.
		Cortez hearing word that Velasquez had sent 1,400 soldiers to arrest him decided to march with his force to the coast to do battle with the invaders.
	ntap.k12.ca.us /whs/projects/history/cortez.html (510 words)

	RODEO - A Cortez Community - Cortez, Colorado
		Cortez was founded in 1886 and named after Hernando Cortez, a 16th century Spanish explorer.
		Originally, Mitchell Springs, it was moved nine miles north to the current location and renamed Cortez.
		Additionally, Cortez represents a greenbelt with one of the greatest per capita park systems in rural Colorado boasting three major parks, countless pocket parks, an outdoor pool, indoor pool, and new full service recreation center, all within two blocks distance of Rodeo.
	www.rodeocortez.com /southwest-colorado/why-cortez.php (331 words)

	Cortez, Hernando
		Cortez however, left anyway, and later destroyed his ships so that men loyal to the governor would not have the ability to return to Cuba.
		Cortez knew of this and marched with a small group to the coast where he captured Panfilo de Narvaez, and persuaded most of the soldiers to join his band.
		New Spain elected Hernando Cortez as its governor and Captain general in 1523.
	www.hyperhistory.net /apwh/bios/b4hcortez_p1jf.htm (533 words)

	Who is Hernando Cortez?
		Hernando Cortez, destined to make a conspicuous figure in history, accompanied the expedition, and was made the chief magistrate of Santiago, the Spanish capital of the island.
		Cortez also compelled his royal prisoner to acknowledge himself a vassal of Charles the Fifth, then Emperor of Spain, and to induce his nobles and tributary caciques to do likewise.
		Cortez now marched to Tlascala, where he was joined by an auxiliary native army.
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	Hernando Cortez
		Cortez took the Aztec king, Montezuma hostage, and forced him to swear allegiance to the king of Spain, Charles V. Later, Cortez got word that Velaquez was sending 1,400 soldiers to arrest him.
		Cortez was forced to withdraw, for the Aztecs refused to be calmed, even by Montezuma.
		Cortez returned to Spain in 1528, and was given the title, “ Marques del Velle de Oaxaca.” The only other things Cortez did before he died were, battle the Pirates of Algiers in Africa, and lead a force against the Mayas.
	www.wtisbury.mv.k12.ma.us /projects/explorer_web/emilyweb.html (296 words)

	EefyWiki - Hernando Cortez
		After realizing what a self-centered, enterprising individual Hernando was, he cancelled the expedition, but it was too late; Cortez had already assembed a crew of Spaniards and Indians, horses, and cannons.
		Once he reached Tenochtitlan some accounts say that the Aztecs may have believed Cortez was Quetzalcoatl, a legendary god-king who was light-skinned and bearded and, according to a prophecy, was expected to return from the east.
		Because he was thought to be a god, the Aztecs allowed Cortez and his crew full privileges, even building elaborate places for them to stay.
	eefy.editme.com /HernandoCortez (363 words)

	Hernando Cortez
		Velasquez became the governor, and Cortez was elected Alcalde (mayor-judge) of Santiago.
		Cortez' army was surrounded and apparently doomed, but he and three others managed to get to the chieftain of the Aztecs and killed him, seizing his banner.
		Cortez spent the next seven years establishing peace among the Indians of Mexico and developing mines and farmlands.
	www.thepirateking.com /bios/cortez_hernando.htm (524 words)

	Cortez The Killer
		Verse 1 introduces Cortez, and verse 2 introduces Montezuma as his counterpart: Cortez is moving (dancing across the water), Montezuma is still (on the shore lay Montezuma).
		Cortez is searching (that palace in the sun), Montezuma has found it (he often wandered with the secrets of the world).
		Obviously refers to Hernando Cortez, the Spaniard who conquered Mexico, but on a deeper level it refers to a loss of innocence ("Hate was just a legend/And war was never known" until Cortez arrived).
	www.thrasherswheat.org /fot/cortez.htm (1626 words)

	Hernando Cortez
		Hernando Cortez was born in 1485 in Medellin, Extemadura, in Spain.
		Cortez convinced Velazquez to give command of an expedition to establish a colony in Mexico to him.
		In 1528, Cortez went back to Spain and he was given the title "Marques del Valle de Oaxaca." When Cortez returned to the New World, he explored California for a year in 1534.
	www.tqnyc.org /NYC063139/hernando_cortez.htm (300 words)

	Hernando Cortez
		Hernando Cortez Hernando Cortez was born in Medellin, Extremadura, in 1485.
		Hernando Cortez was the leader of the Spanish conquering of the Aztec people.
		When Hernando Cortez arrived in the early 1500amp39s they were happy to help him as spies and informants Blacker, Cortez and The Aztec Conquest, 143.
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	Texas Explorers - Cortez
		Cortez is famous in the history of Texas because he was important to the history of Mexico, and Texas was settled by Spanish people who came through Mexico.
		Cortez was a soldier who was not afraid to fight, and when he found he could do as he wished, he kept on driving his forces until they were in the center of the Aztec government where a final, big battle was fought.
		Cortez won the battle, conquered the Aztec, and the Indians began to serve the Spanish.
	riceinfo.rice.edu /armadillo/Projects/cortez.html (2151 words)

	Hernando County Emergency Management Home Page
		The Hernando County Special Needs Program is in place to coordinate the registration, notification and evacuation of those residents with physical or mental disabilities or minor health and medical conditions.
		UF’s Hurricane Simulator is the world’s largest portable hurricane wind and rain simulator,and is being used to test the durability of structures in the face of hurricane force wind and rain.
		Hernando County Emergency Management Department is staffed with six full-time members.
	www.co.hernando.fl.us /em (243 words)

	Hernando County Sheriff's Office
		Hernando County is located on the West coast of Central Florida.
		This is an increase of nearly 330% since 1980, and Hernando continues to be regarded as one of the fastest growing counties in the United States.
		Note: It is not the policy of the Hernando County Sheriff's Office to participate in trading police patches.
	www.hernandosheriff.org (226 words)

	Northwestern Chronicle: Mark vs. Hernando Cortez
		Hernando Cortez should not be remembered as a good-natured historical figure, but should instead be forever known as a pitiless, compassionless man. Now I didn't know him personally, but I do know that he was a really bad guy.
		The simple fact is, Cortez tried to spare as many lives while conquering the natives that seemed to him to be, and objectively speaking were, barbaric.
		People always seem to be absesed with critizing Cortez he is simple a conquistadore not a saint he did for the glory of his country furthermore the Spanish had many Indian allies which Cortez probably couldn't have defeated the Aztecs with out em.
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	Hernando Cortez
		Hernando Cortez Hernando Cortez was born in Medellin, Extremadura, in 1485.
		In 1518 Cortez asked Velazquez, who had become governor of Cuba, the later cancellation of his commission by Velazquez, who had become suspicious that Cortez, now establishing himself independently, would refuse to recognize his authority.
		Cortez sailed along the coast of Yucatan and in March 1519 landed in Mexico, subjugating the town of Tabasco.
	www.radessays.com /viewpaper/5971/Hernando_Cortez.html (228 words)

	Free Hernando Cortez Essays
		Cortés, Hernán or Cortez, Hernando (1485-1547), Spanish explorer and conqueror of the Aztec Empire of Mexico.
		Hernan Cortes - Hernan (also Hernando or Fernando) Cortes was born in Medellin, Estramadura, in Spain in 1485 to a family of minor nobility..
		In 1519, Hernando Cortes brought 6 African slaves with him to Mexico; these individuals served the conquest as personal servants, carriers, and laborers.[1] In the years to come, slavery would become a...
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	Hernando County Tourist Development
		With an average January temperature of 60 degrees, year-round outdoor recreation is the mantra in Hernando County.
		It is bounded on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and on the north by the Chassahowitzka Swamp and the Withlacoochee State Forest.
		The Tourist Development department, in conjunction with the Hernando County Tourism Development Council, works to develop creative approaches that allow for the promotion of Hernando County while maintaining the protection and sustainability of our natural, cultural, historical and coastal resources.
	www.co.hernando.fl.us /visit (355 words)

	European Explorers: (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Hernando Cortes was born in Spain in the year 1485.
		Hernando Cortés was born on southwestern Spain in the village of Medellín in 1485 to Martín Cortés de Monroy and Catalina Pizarro Altamirano, both of honorable extraction, belonging to the middle class of nobility, but not wealthy.
		Hernando Cortes was a Spanish explorer who conquered what is now central and southern Mexico.
	www.stemnet.nf.ca /CITE/excortes.htm (283 words)

	Belgian Chocolate club for chocolate lovers Belgium
		1513, A Slave is Bought for Beans: Hernando de Oviedo y Valdez, who went to America in 1513 as a member of Pedrarias Avila's expedition, reports that he bought a slave for 100 cocoa beans.
		According to Hernando de Oviedo y Valdez 10 cocoa beans bought the services of a prostitute, and 4 cocoa beans got you a rabbit for dinner.
		Cortez Inspires a Major Breakthough: Cortez postulated that if this bitter beverage were blended with sugar, it could become quite a delicacy.
	www.mychococlub.com /chocolate.php (2688 words)

	Pictures of Hernando Cortez, the Spanish Conqueror of the Aztecs in 1524-1528, Mexico
		Pictures of Hernando Cortez, the Spanish Conqueror of the Aztecs in 1524-1528, Mexico
		Hernando Cortez Conqueror of the Aztecs in 1524-28, Mexico
		Hernando Cortez, the Spanish Conqueror of the Aztecs in 1524-1528, Mexico - ©D. Donne Bryant
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	Hernando County Real Estate - Exit Success Realty - Realtor Associate Chris Frantz
		Hernando County Real Estate - Exit Success Realty - Realtor Associate Chris Frantz
		Brooksville - Spring Hill - Hernando Beach - Ridge Manor - Timber Pines - Weeki Wachee
		The proof is in the numbers, Exit is the largest seller of residential real estate in Hernando County.
	www.soldbychris.com (491 words)

	Hernando Cortez - Spanish, Christopher Columbus, Son of God, Mexico
		Hernando Cortez (1485-1547) was the Spanish explorer who conquered Mexico and Cuba.
		He was given a land grant by Christopher Columbus' son and later became major of Cuba.
		"Cortez told them of their blindness and great vanity in worshipping many gods and making sacrifices of human blood to them, and in thinking that those images, being mute and soulless, made by the Indians with their own hands, were capable of doing good or harm.
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