What would it be like to be one of the reasons for starting the western world, or conquering the a huge group of natives called the Aztecs, or starting a new civilization, that question can only be answered by the great Hernan Cortes. Who is Hernan Cortes? Cortes is a famous spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes’ voyage was one of the reasons Mexico has a spanish culture today. Cortes was born to be a conquistador after he dropped out of his school so he could learn how to fight. Hernan Cortes’ exploration led to the fall of the Aztec Empire, the claiming of Mexico for spain, and he was one of the people who started the age of exploration. Hernan cortes started his exploring days during 1511 in Cuba. He was led by a soldier
