Conquistador
Title: Conquistador
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Conquistador
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Details: Words: 441 | Pages: 2 (approximately 235 words/page)
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…showed last 75 words of 441 total…reorganized his army. He then entered Tenochtitlan and defeated Cuauhtemoc bringing the end to the Aztecs.
On the ruins of Tenochtitlan Cortes built Mexico City (the largest modern-day city). Cortes was named governor and captian of New Spain due to the riches he achieved for Spain. Hernan also went on to discover the Baja Peninsula and explore the Pacific Coast of Mexico. He retired to a small estate in Seville, were he later died in 1547.