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Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador
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Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador
Hernan Cortes (1488-1547). Spanish conquistador of the Aztec empire. He decided to sink his ships, which were anchored in the city of Villa Rica de Veracruz, in order to avoid desertions among his own companions. Destruction of the fleet. Burning of their ships. (Copy after a painting by Francisco Sanz). Illustration by J. Alaminos. Chromolithography. Historia General de Espana, by Miguel Morayta. Volume III. Madrid, 1890
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