Cortes heard of Cristopher Colombus¨´discoveries the New World.He wanted to travel and see new lands. Cortes sailed for the New World in 1504. Then , Cortes joined Diego Velazquez on an expedition to Cuba . When Velazquez conquered Cuba ,he became governor. Velazquez liked Cortes and helped to rise in the governament . In 1518, Cortes was put in charge of an expedition to the main land of Mexico. Cortes and his men landed at the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico, in April of 1519. After conquering the Aztecs, Cortes renamed the city of Tenochtitlan to Mexico City.
He died in December , 1547 in Spain.
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