Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro
GPTKB entity
Properties (52)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Noble
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gptkbp:allegiance |
gptkb:Spanish_Crown
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gptkbp:born |
1485
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gptkbp:burialPlace |
Iglesia de Jesús Nazareno
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:María_Cortés
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gptkbp:contribution |
Established_Spanish_rule_in_Mexico.
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gptkbp:controversy |
His_actions_led_to_the_destruction_of_the_Aztec_civilization.
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gptkbp:culturalImpact |
Influenced_the_culture_of_Mexico.
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gptkbp:descendant |
Cortés_family.
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gptkbp:died |
1547
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gptkbp:economy |
Gained immense wealth from conquests.
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gptkbp:education |
Studied_law_at_the_University_of_Salamanca.
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gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Mexico
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gptkbp:famousFor |
Bravery and military strategy.
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gptkbp:famousQuote |
I will not be defeated.
I am a soldier, and I will die a soldier. I have come to conquer this land. I have no fear of death. I will make history. I will not rest until I have conquered this land. The land is rich and fertile. This land will be ours. We are here to bring civilization. We have come to serve God and the King. The_Aztecs_are_a_fierce_people. |
gptkbp:fullName |
Hernán_Cortés_de_Monroy_y_Pizarro
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gptkbp:historicalImpact |
Changed_the_course_of_Mexican_history.
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod |
gptkb:Spanish_Conquest
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
Key_figure_in_the_Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Spanish_colonization_of_the_Americas
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Spanish_Renaissance
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gptkbp:inspiration |
Inspired future explorers.
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire
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gptkbp:legacy |
Cortés'_expeditions_led_to_the_fall_of_the_Aztec_Empire.
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gptkbp:militaryRank |
Captain
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gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:Spanish
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gptkbp:notableBattle |
Battle of Tenochtitlan
Siege of Tenochtitlan Battle_of_Cholula. |
gptkbp:notableEvent |
gptkb:Fall_of_Tenochtitlan
Conquest_of_the_Aztec_Empire. |
gptkbp:occupation |
Conquistador
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gptkbp:personalLife |
Had several relationships.
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gptkbp:predecessor |
gptkb:Diego_Velázquez_de_Cuéllar
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:La_Malinche
Moctezuma II |
gptkbp:relationship |
Allied_with_Tlaxcalans.
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gptkbp:scenicViews |
Expedition_to_Mexico
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:María_de_Moctezuma
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gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Antonio_de_Mendoza
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gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Governor_of_New_Spain
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