Hernan Cortes Thesis

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Hernan Cortes or Hernando Cortes born on 1485 in a province in Spain called Extremadura within a noble but untitled family or hidalgos. Being hidalgos their wealth was not plentiful, although Hernando's mother had connections with Francisco Pizarro the man who had conquered Peru. As an adolescent Hernando had been always very lively and had wanted some action in his future although he was constantly unwell as a child. He got better after a while, but he constantly prayed to Saint Peter to get better. He grew up very religious and had memorized many hymns and verses. These actions affect much of what he demanded from the Aztecs in the future.

At the age of fourteen in 1499 Hernando enrolled in the university of Salamanca where he would study
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