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Hernán Cortés Painting depicting Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar handing command to Hernan Cortes near ships, with crew and indigenous laborers in the background. Illustration of Hernan Cortes, dressed in red and white, meeting Aztec Emperor Montezuma II, who wears elaborate gold and feathered attire, inside a richly decorated room. Cortés and his men retreating from Tenochtitlán Cuernavaca, Mexico: palace of Hernán Cortés Stone facade of the Cortes Palace in Cuernavaca, Mexico, with a central tower, arched windows, a statue of Cortes on a pedestal, and a small garden with flowers in front. Cortés, Hernán Marina and Hernán Cortés Hernán Cortés meeting Montezuma II Montezuma II
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Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés.
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar and Hernán Cortés
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar giving Hernán Cortés command of the expedition to Mexico;...
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Hernán Cortés meeting Montezuma II
Hernán Cortés (left) meeting Montezuma II, undated illustration.
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Cortés and his men retreating from Tenochtitlán
Hernán Cortés and his men retreating from Tenochtitlán, undated illustration.
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Cuernavaca, Mexico: palace of Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés's palace in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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Palace of Hernán Cortés
Palace of Hernán Cortés, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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Cortés, Hernán
Hernán Cortés, 18th-century engraving.
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Marina and Hernán Cortés
Marina (left) meeting Hernán Cortés (centre).
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Hernán Cortés meeting Montezuma II
The Meeting of Cortés and Montezuma , oil on canvas by an unknown artist,...
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Montezuma II
Montezuma II being held captive by Hernán Cortés's men.
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