Hernán Cortés

Spanish conquistador

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Hernán Cortés':

  • Gulf of California Gulf of California is called "Sea of Cortez" locally, because Hernan Cortes discovered Baja California in 1536
  • Kasbah of Algiers Volunteered at expedition to Algiers in 1541
  • Mexico City Siege of Tenochtitlan (1521)
  • Salamanca Studied for 4 years at University of Salamanca
  • Santo Domingo Registered as a citizen there in 1503