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Cortes (2)
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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A Spanish soldier and conqueror of Mexico, born in Estremadura; went with Velasquez to Cuba; commanded the expedition to conquer Mexico, and by burning all his ships that conveyed his men, cut off all possibility of retreat; having conquered the tribes that he met on landing, he marched on to the capital, which, after a desperate struggle, he reduced, and laid waste and then swept the country, by all which he added to the wealth of Spain, but by his cruelty did dishonour to the chivalry of which Spain was once so proud (1485-1547).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cortes (2)'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cortes-2.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Cortes (2)'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/c/cortes-2.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
