The following is a chronological statement of important events in Cortes’ career:
1485 Birth of Cortes. 1504 Voyage to San Domingo. 1511 Accompanies Velasquez to Cuba. 1518 Expedition to Mexico. 1519 Founding of Vera Cruz. 1519 Defeat of the Tlaxcalans. 1519 Cholulan massacre. 1519 Interview with Montezuma. 1520 Montezuma made prisoner. 1520 Mexican revolt and Montezuma’s death. 1520 Battle of Otumba. 1520 Retreat from City of Mexico. 1521 City of Mexico retaken. 1521 Emperor Guatemozin hanged. 1522 Cortes confirmed as Governor of New Spain. 1523 Confirmation revoked and viceroy appointed. 1536 Cortes discovers peninsula of Lower California. 1547 Death of Cortes.
_Translated from the German by_ GEORGE P. UPTON
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