Hernan+Cortez

Hernan Cortez

" Hola senior my name is Hernan Cortes. I am from Spain and me and my crew are heading West. We don't no what we will find but we hope it will be good. It is a stormy day today. I see sharks surrounding my ship . I hope the sharks are not a sign of bad luck.I feel exicted and nervous beacause we don't know were we will land. Theres a chance we might incounter the natives. If i do i hope there freindly. I hope that with this expedition I gain fame and fortune. adios amigos.

Avatar   Express Yourself with Gizmoz Video Clips //

Date of explorer’s birth and death (if known). How did they die? Heran Cortes was born 1485 in Medellin Spain and died in Spain December,2 1547

What country was the explorer born in? He was born in Medellin, Spain

What country did the explorer sail on for (on behalf of Spain

When did they sail? Pick the 1 or 2 most significant dates. 1504

What was the reason for their voyage? To gain fame and fortune and become rich and famous. 

Where did they actually land? They traveled to Cuba, Yucatan and the Aztec region

What people did the explorer come into contact with? Met the Aztec, Montezuma and Tenochtitilan people and the Tlaxcala Indians

What artifacts or objects might your explorer have collected on their journeys? gold, silver and other riches

Did this person make any mistakes or bad decisions? Be specific. He made a bad decision the man he made in charge in Tenochtitlan killed many Aztecs. Causing the angry Aztecs to trap Cortes and his men inside the palace. Many men died during the battle. Cortes and his men had unknowingly brought all these European diseases to the Aztecs.

Any other information: The governor of Cuba was upset with him and sent an army to stop Cortes and his men. Cortes decided to take over the city of Aztecs and take people as prisoners. Aztecs killed and scarificed thousands of people each year.

MY JOURNEY Hi I'm Hernan Cortes. I'm in the middle of the ocean to gain fame and fourtune and be rich and famous. I'm sailing in 1504 and I'm sailing for Spain. I hope I don't get scurvy.Scurvy is when you get sick and die. Its a diease, it mostly happens when you are on a ship in the ocean and you don't have vitamen c. bye bye for now! Hernan Cortes

I am Hernan Cortes. I was born in 1485, Medillian Spain. I sailed for spain in 1504. The reason I sailed was to gain fame and fortune and to become famous and rich.They traveled to Cuba, yucatan,and the Aztec regions. I met the Aztac people the montezuma the Tenochtitilan people and the Tlaxcala Indians. I colected Silver gold and other riches. I made a bad disison by the man I made in charge in tenochtitlan he killed many Aztecs.