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The 35 pages that link to Hernán Cortés, each with the reason it gives.

• Spanish colonization of the AmericasRelated: His alliances and military campaign shaped Spain’s conquest of central Mexico.

• Spanish EmpireRelated: His conquest helped establish Spain's dominance in central Mexico.

• Spanish conquest of the Aztec EmpireBroader topic: He directed the Spanish campaign and negotiated its Indigenous alliances.

• New SpainRelated: His campaign initiated Spanish rule in the region that became New Spain.

• EncomiendaRelated: Cortés received encomiendas and distributed grants among members of his expedition.

• Aztec EmpireRelated: His alliances with Indigenous enemies of the empire were central to its defeat.

• TenochtitlanRelated: He commanded Spanish forces during the campaign against Tenochtitlan.

• Moctezuma IIRelated: Cortés met Moctezuma in Tenochtitlan in 1519 and became his central political counterpart.

• Siege of TenochtitlanRelated: After retreating from Tenochtitlan, he organized the coalition and siege campaign.

• Aztec human sacrificeRelated: His letters described Mexica sacrifice to the Spanish Crown while advancing his own political aims.

• CuauhtémocRelated: Cortés commanded the forces that besieged Tenochtitlan and captured Cuauhtémoc.

• New Laws of 1542Related: His descendants’ claims to hereditary authority illustrate the colonial privileges the Crown sought to limit.

• QuetzalcoatlRelated: A later legend falsely claimed that Mexica ruler Moctezuma mistook Cortés for Quetzalcoatl.

• TlaxcalaRelated: Cortés negotiated and fought with Tlaxcala before relying on its alliance.

• VanillaRelated: European accounts link the introduction of vanilla to Spain with the conquest of Mexico.

• Antonio de MendozaRelated: Mendoza’s arrival curtailed Cortés’s political dominance and brought him under royal oversight.

• MalintzinRelated: She interpreted and negotiated for Cortés as his expedition advanced through central Mexico.

• Pedro de AlvaradoRelated: Alvarado served under Cortés in Mexico and later pursued independent campaigns in Central America.

• Bernal Díaz del CastilloRelated: Díaz served in Cortés’s campaigns and later challenged how Cortés-centered histories portrayed the conquest.

• La Noche TristeRelated: He commanded the Spanish-led force that withdrew from Tenochtitlan.

• Templo MayorRelated: His conquest of Tenochtitlan initiated the colonial transformation of the temple's site.

• Fall of TenochtitlanRelated: He directed Spanish military operations during the campaign against Tenochtitlan.

• ConquistadorBroader topic: Cortés exemplifies the commander whose alliances and tactics reshaped an empire.

• Spanish conquest of the MayaRelated: Cortés’s invasion opened routes and political precedents for Spanish expansion into neighboring regions.

• Mexico City Metropolitan CathedralRelated: Cortés’s conquest created the colonial regime that built the cathedral.

• Pánfilo de NarváezRelated: Cortés’s challenge to Velázquez’s authority made Narváez’s Mexican mission a contest for control.

• Álvar Núñez Cabeza de VacaCompared with: Cortés’s military conquest contrasts with the survival, travel, and negotiation central to Cabeza de Vaca’s account.

• ExtremaduraRelated: Born in Medellín, he represents Extremadura’s historical ties to Spain’s American empire.

• Giovanni da VerrazzanoCompared with: Cortés’s land conquest contrasts with Verrazzano’s coastal reconnaissance for France.

• History of MexicoRelated: His alliance-building and campaigns helped establish colonial government.

• Diego Velázquez de CuéllarRelated: Velázquez authorized his expedition to Mexico, then tried to recall him.

• AztecsRelated: His forces pursued conquest while relying heavily on Indigenous allies.

• History of Mexico CityRelated: His forces captured Tenochtitlan, making him central to the city’s colonial transition.

• Juan Rodríguez CabrilloRelated: Cortés’s Pacific explorations helped establish the maritime context for Cabrillo’s voyage.

• William H. PrescottRelated: Prescott’s Mexican history presents Cortés as its central Spanish protagonist.