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Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs, a civilization numbering 5 million. He was able to achieve this partly due to the natives being terrified of the Europeans' horses and firearms, neither of which they had seen before. In addition, the Aztecs believed a prophecy that they would be visited by a light-skinned bearded god, the Quetzalcoatl, who had taught them agriculture and government in the past, and whose return they were to welcome with great ceremony. Cortes was able to exploit his resemblance to the Quetzalcoatl in the eyes of the Aztecs to great effect.
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AR9402141
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3714px × 5709px
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HIP / Art Resource, NY
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16TH CENTURY
18th century
Armor
Armour
Beard
BEARDED
BODY
color
concept
CONQUEROR
Conquest
Conquistador
CORTES
country
Dress
Duflos
eighteenth century
Greed
Helmet
HERNAN CORTES
Hernan Cortez
Hernando
Hernando Cortes
Hernando Cortez
Historica Graphica Collection
IMPERIALISM
INVADER
INVADERS
Invasion
LOCATION
Male
Man
Men
mexico
Military personnel
People
pierre
Pierre Duflos
plumed
SIXTEENTH CENTURY
Soldier
soldiers
Spanish
TGN
War
WARFARE
Wars