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How Did Hernan Cortes Influence Exploration

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Hernan Cortes had a great impact on exploration because he helped spread the Spanish empire in the central americas. In 1519 Cortes left Cuba to seek his fortune in the new world. While there and before his departure to what became Mexico City, Santiago Velazquez had decided to cancel Cortes’ expedition. Regardless, Cortes set sail with his exploration and arrived in the Yucatan Peninsula. There he encountered native people that were at war with a powerful tribe called the Aztecs. With his desire to claim the land for the Spanish Empire, he allied with smaller tribes to help them fight back the Aztecs. One of those tribes were the Tlaxcalan. The Tlaxcalan had perceived strength in the Spanish Army, so the Tlaxcalan agreed to ally

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