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1485–1547 · Spanish conquistador
Also known as: Fernand Cortez, Fernando Cortees, Hernaán Corteéz, Hernan Cortez, Hernán, marqués del Valle de Oaxaca Cortés, Hernando Corteés
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- Cartas de relación (1524)
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- Fernando Cortes, his five letters of relation to the Emperor Charles V [1519-1526] (1977)
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