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'''Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca''' (1485 – | | image = AC Pirates Hernan Cortes.png | ||
| birth = 1485<br>{{Wiki|Medellín, Spain|Medellín}}, [[Crown of Castile]] | |||
| death = 2 December 1547 (aged 61-62)<br>{{Wiki|Castilleja de la Cuesta}}, Crown of Castile | |||
| species = [[Human]]}} | |||
'''Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca''' (1485 – 1547) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] {{Wiki|conquistador}}, who led an expedition into [[Mexico]] in 1519. | |||
He was part of the generation of colonizers that began the first phase of Spain's colonization of the Americas. | He was part of the generation of colonizers that began the first phase of Spain's colonization of the Americas. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Cortés organized a group of soldiers and scholars, and led them himself as they sailed for Mexico. | Cortés organized a group of [[Guards|soldiers]] and scholars, and led them himself as they sailed for Mexico.<ref name="PL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' – [[Rome: Chapter 4 - Giovanni Borgia]]</ref> The conquistador brought a [[First Civilization]] artifact called a Dagger of Eden, one of three prongs of the [[Trident of Eden]].<ref name="ACLD">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]''</ref> | ||
Cortés eventually grew close to a Nahua slave named [[La Malinche|Malinalli]], who spoke many of the major regional languages, such as the Aztecs' Nahuatl. She communicated for them, and though she understood Spanish, she could not speak it, leaving the Spaniard to only assume what she was saying. | Unbeknownst to Cortés, this expedition was infiltrated an [[Assassins|Assassin]] named [[Giovanni Borgia]], who posed as a scholar and soldier named Botello and was sent to search for First Civilization artifacts in the New World. Upon reaching the island of the [[Aztecs|Aztec]] capital, [[Tenochtitlan]], Cortés knew that his own [[Spanish Army|Spanish troops]] were greatly outnumbered, and thus sought allies to help them negotiate.<ref name="PL"/> | ||
Cortés eventually grew close to a Nahua [[Slavery|slave]] named [[La Malinche|Malinalli]], who spoke many of the major regional languages, such as the Aztecs' Nahuatl. She communicated for them, and though she understood Spanish, she could not speak it, leaving the Spaniard to only assume what she was saying.<ref name="PL" /> | |||
[[File:In The Thick Of It PL.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cortés arriving in Tenochtitlan]] | [[File:In The Thick Of It PL.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Cortés arriving in Tenochtitlan]] | ||
Upon hearing of other foreigners on the island, living with the Chetumal [[ | Upon hearing of other foreigners on the island, living with the Chetumal [[Maya]], Cortés brought his troops to search for them. Eventually, they met up with fellow Spaniards [[Gonzalo Guerrero]] and [[Gerónimo de Aguilar]], who had been shipwrecked on the island a decade previously.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
With their help, Cortés was able to communicate with the Tlaxcalans, an indigenous people not yet conquered by the Aztecs, so as to help gain entrance into Tenochtitlan itself. | With their help, Cortés was able to communicate with the Tlaxcalans, an indigenous people not yet conquered by the Aztecs, so as to help gain entrance into Tenochtitlan itself.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
When Cortés and his troops finally entered the capital, by Guerrero's suggestion, each man took off his helm, and those with the fullest beards stood in front - a show for the locals, to have them believe that the Spaniards were gods. | When Cortés and his troops finally entered the capital, by Guerrero's suggestion, each man took off his helm, and those with the fullest beards stood in front - a show for the locals, to have them believe that the Spaniards were gods.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
The ruse worked, and Cortés' soldiers were granted an audience with the Tenochtitlan leader, [[Moctezuma II]]. He greeted them as "our lords come on earth", and invited him to stay in his own chambers. | The ruse worked, and Cortés' soldiers were granted an audience with the Tenochtitlan leader, [[Moctezuma II]]. He greeted them as "our lords come on earth", and invited him to stay in his own chambers.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
[[File:Unthinkable PL.jpg|thumb|250px|The uprising during the Night of Sorrows]] | [[File:Unthinkable PL.jpg|thumb|250px|The uprising during the Night of Sorrows]] | ||
Come the Festival of Toxcatl, the Spaniards attended the celebrations. However, upon witnessing a brutal human sacrificial ceremony, Cortés' men retaliated; some out of horror at what they had seen, others as an excuse to steal Aztec gold. | Come the Festival of Toxcatl, the Spaniards attended the celebrations. However, upon witnessing a brutal [[Humans|human]] sacrificial ceremony, Cortés' men retaliated; some out of horror at what they had seen, others as an excuse to steal Aztec gold.<ref name="PL" /> Cortés additionally used the power of his Dagger of Eden to inspire his men.<ref name="ACLD"/> | ||
The Spaniards slaughtered several unarmed nobles, many of whom only remained confused as to why their "gods" were attacking them. However, upon seeing some men looting the bodies, the illusion broke, and a battle ensued. | The Spaniards slaughtered several unarmed nobles, many of whom only remained confused as to why their "gods" were attacking them. However, upon seeing some men looting the bodies, the illusion broke, and a battle ensued.<ref name="PL" /> | ||
This massacre, which eventually drove Cortés from Tenochtitlan, would later be known as ''La Noche Triste'', or the [[Night of Sorrows]]. | This massacre, which eventually drove Cortés from Tenochtitlan, would later be known as ''La Noche Triste'', or the [[Night of Sorrows]].<ref name="PL" /> | ||
In the 18th century, a painting depicting Hernán's meeting with La Malinche was collected by the [[England|English]] landover [[Peter Beckford]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' – [[Database: "Cortez and La Malinche" from the History of Tlaxcala]]</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center" widths="180"> | <gallery captionalign="center" spacing="small" position="center" widths="180"> | ||
AC4BF Cortez and La Malinche from the History of Tlaxcala.png| | AC4BF Cortez and La Malinche from the History of Tlaxcala.png|Image of Hernán with [[La Malinche]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy]]'' {{1st}} | ||
{{ | *''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]'' {{c|painting only}} | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Pirates]]'' | |||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants]]'' | |||
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Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1485 – 1547) was a Spanish conquistador, who led an expedition into Mexico in 1519.
He was part of the generation of colonizers that began the first phase of Spain's colonization of the Americas.
Biography[edit | edit source]
Cortés organized a group of soldiers and scholars, and led them himself as they sailed for Mexico.[1] The conquistador brought a First Civilization artifact called a Dagger of Eden, one of three prongs of the Trident of Eden.[2]
Unbeknownst to Cortés, this expedition was infiltrated an Assassin named Giovanni Borgia, who posed as a scholar and soldier named Botello and was sent to search for First Civilization artifacts in the New World. Upon reaching the island of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, Cortés knew that his own Spanish troops were greatly outnumbered, and thus sought allies to help them negotiate.[1]
Cortés eventually grew close to a Nahua slave named Malinalli, who spoke many of the major regional languages, such as the Aztecs' Nahuatl. She communicated for them, and though she understood Spanish, she could not speak it, leaving the Spaniard to only assume what she was saying.[1]
Upon hearing of other foreigners on the island, living with the Chetumal Maya, Cortés brought his troops to search for them. Eventually, they met up with fellow Spaniards Gonzalo Guerrero and Gerónimo de Aguilar, who had been shipwrecked on the island a decade previously.[1]
With their help, Cortés was able to communicate with the Tlaxcalans, an indigenous people not yet conquered by the Aztecs, so as to help gain entrance into Tenochtitlan itself.[1]
When Cortés and his troops finally entered the capital, by Guerrero's suggestion, each man took off his helm, and those with the fullest beards stood in front - a show for the locals, to have them believe that the Spaniards were gods.[1]
The ruse worked, and Cortés' soldiers were granted an audience with the Tenochtitlan leader, Moctezuma II. He greeted them as "our lords come on earth", and invited him to stay in his own chambers.[1]
Come the Festival of Toxcatl, the Spaniards attended the celebrations. However, upon witnessing a brutal human sacrificial ceremony, Cortés' men retaliated; some out of horror at what they had seen, others as an excuse to steal Aztec gold.[1] Cortés additionally used the power of his Dagger of Eden to inspire his men.[2]
The Spaniards slaughtered several unarmed nobles, many of whom only remained confused as to why their "gods" were attacking them. However, upon seeing some men looting the bodies, the illusion broke, and a battle ensued.[1]
This massacre, which eventually drove Cortés from Tenochtitlan, would later be known as La Noche Triste, or the Night of Sorrows.[1]
In the 18th century, a painting depicting Hernán's meeting with La Malinche was collected by the English landover Peter Beckford.[3]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
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Image of Hernán with La Malinche
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Assassin's Creed: Project Legacy (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (painting only)
- Assassin's Creed: Pirates
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants
References[edit | edit source]