What was Hernan Cortes' nationality?
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What was Hernan Cortes' nationality?
The Conquistadors
The process of absorbing the Americas into the Spanish Empire required a variety of methods and classes of people. The so-called Twelve Apostles of Mexico, like Bartolome de las Casas in Cuba, represented the ecclesiastical conquest, reflecting the chief goals of Queen Isabella of Castile. They were highly critical and suspicious of the other major group responsible for the political and military process of colonization, were of a decidedly less spiritual bent. Driven by a desire to increase the wealth and status of their mostly impoverished families, they were less morally restricted in their methods of conquest and have earned a mixed reputation as a result.
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View this answerArguably, Cortes represents one of the earliest examples of someone justified in claiming Spanish nationality. At the time, the Iberian peninsula was...
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Chapter 6 / Lesson 4The conquistadores were professional military men from Spain who began arriving in the New World in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. Learn about Balboa, Cortes, Alvarado, Pizarro and the roles they and their armies played in the Spanish conquest of South and Central America.