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Why Did He Do It?
An Exploration of the motives of Hernan Cortes
11-8-2006
IB History of the Americas Period 4
Sam Sugerman

Word Count: 1768

Hernan Cortez was a powerful man in the sixteenth century. Cortez discovered a number of complex civilizations in what was then the New World. He was the primary explorer for the inland of Mexico, representing the nation of Spain. His task was to explore and colonize the land, as well as question the natives about local gold. Cortez successfully negotiated with some of the natives, but the greatest nation of all, the Aztecs, he destroyed. Why did Cortez eliminate the Aztecs?
First, some background on Hernan. Cortez was a sickly child in Spain. He was sent to boarding school, but left after two years without leave. From that point on, he decided to pursue a life of adventure. He joined Cordova's conquest, but he grew ill on the way to Italy, and was stuck there for two years. He sailed to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1504. He......

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Approximate Word Count: 1652
Approximate Pages: 7 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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