timeline


 * Hernando (Herman) Cortez was born in Medellin, Spain in the year of 1485.
 * In 1511 he sailed with Diego Velasquez to Cuba.
 * 1518 Juan de Grijalva discovered Mexico, Diego Velasquez picked Cortez to establish a in Mexico
 * 1519 Cortez reached Tenochtitlan which is now Mexico City and was graciously received by Montezuma, the Aztec emperor.
 * In 1521 The Great Aztec Empire was over.
 * In 1528 Cortez was given great honor by Charles V. the governer . Cortez late on in the same year Cortez went and fought against the pirates of Algiers which is in South America. Cortez led a expedition against Yucatan.
 * 1547 Cortez died.