Birth of Hernando Cortez
Birth of Hernando Cortez
Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03
Hernan del Cortez Biography and Timeline
Follow Hernan del Cortez through 19 dated historical records for Spain.
Hernan del Cortez, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
19Distinct records
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1485–1547Years on this page
1485
1504
Discovery of Santo Domingo
Sets sail for Santo Domingo
1510
Discovery of Yucatan
Sails along the Yucatan
Vera Cruz
Founds Vera Cruz
1511
Discovery of Cuba
Sets sail for Cuba as an officer under Velasquez
1519
Discovery of Mexico City
Enter the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City
Discovery of Tenochtitlan
Enter the Aztec capital Tenochtitlan, later Mexico City
Discovery of Mexico
Cortez lands at Vera Cruz
Discovery of Vera Cruz
Cortez lands at Vera Cruz
Invasion of Mexico
Cortez lands at Vera Cruz
1520
Battle of Otumba
Cortez defeats the Aztecs
1521
Capture of Mexico City
Captures Mexico City from the Aztecs
Capture of Tenochtitlan
Captures Tenochtitlan from the Aztecs
1523
Governor
Appointed Governor of Mexico City
1524
Discovery of Honduras
Begins discovery of Honduras
1529
Peerage
Created Marques del Valle de Oaxaca by Charles V
Captain
Appointed Captain General of New Spain
1536
Discovery of Lower California
Discovers Lower California
1547
Death of Hernan del Cortez
Death of Hernando Cortez
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.