Monument to Hernan Cortes, Medellin, Extremadura, Spain

Monument marking the room where Hernan Cortes was born in 1485, and behind, the Monument to Hernan Cortes, designed by Eduardo Barron and inaugurated in 1890, in Medellin, Extremadura, Spain. Cortes is depicted wearing armour, trampling on Mexican idols and raising the banner of the Cross. Hernan Cortes, 1485-1547, was a Spanish Conquistador who caused the end to the Aztec empire and brought Mexico under the rule of Castile. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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LC21_SPAIN_MC_1097.jpg

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Manuel Cohen

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7087x5084 / 12.4MB

Hernan Cortes de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca Spain Spanish Iberia Iberian Peninsula Europe European Southern Europe Southern European history heritage Extremadura Medellin Badajoz tourist attraction visitor attraction monument Cortes Hernan Cortes Monument to Hernan Cortes Eduardo Barron 1890 19th century conquistador sculpture statue bronze Mexico Central America colony empire colonisation 15th century 1485 birthplace Aztec Castile art arts public art home house blue sky sunny topiary

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