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=Hernàn Cortés=

Here are a few details about my life... Here are a few details about my life. I am a Spanish explorer and was born in the Spanish city called Medellin in 1485. I studied law, but soon gave up, seeking my fortune in the New World. I went to the island of Santo Domingo in 1504, at the age of just 19. I stayed there for 7 years and took part in the Spanish conquest of Cuba. I then became mayor of Santiago de Cuba and stayed there until 1518.

I contributed to the Renaissance in the following ways... I contributed to the Renaissance, by conquering the Aztec Empire. I wanted more money and was convinced I would get it in Aztec the capital of Tenochtitlan. As I thought, Aztec was very wealthy and in many ways much more advanced than Europe. However, they did not have horses or guns to fight back and gave us (the Spanish) a huge advantage. Also many of the people conquered by the Aztecs were unhappy about the way they had been treated. The Aztecs were very brutal and often sacrificed the people they had conquered to their gods, which then led these people to join up with me. After I saw the wealth of their empire I set out to take control of it. Just a few years later my small army and I were able to defeat this empire and I became ruler of Mexico, in behalf of Spain.

I think these contributions were particularly important because... I think these contributions were particularly important because I was able to send a lot of money back to Europe. This enabled my country to fund many activities that contributed to the successes of the Renaissance period which had a lasting effect, not only in Spain but throughout Europe.

The picture shown here is of Cortes with gold. Which helps to show that he became very rich and did bring gold and money.

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