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Hernando Collection

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernandez Cortes, Spanish conquistador, 16th century

Hernandez Cortes, Spanish conquistador, 16th century. Cortes (1485-1547) arriving in Mexico followed by his black servant and preceeded by La Malinche, his interpreter and mistress

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

Background imageHernando Collection: Construction of the first Christian church in San Miguel de Piura (Peru), city founded

Construction of the first Christian church in San Miguel de Piura (Peru), city founded by Pizarro in 1532 and the battle that Hernando de Soto had with the Indians, engraving, 1726

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes (1485-1547) landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men, he succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Background imageHernando Collection: Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire From " Biographical Illustrations"

Background imageHernando Collection: Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Moctezuma II (1466-1520) met Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador on 8 November 1519, the two leaders exchanged gifts

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown

Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who began the first phase of Spanish colonisation in the Americas

Background imageHernando Collection: The Old San Hipolito Convent, City of Mexico, c1897. Creator: Unknown

The Old San Hipolito Convent, City of Mexico, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Old San Hipolito Convent, City of Mexico, c1897. Convent dating from the 16th century, founded by Hernan Cortes and his companions

Background imageHernando Collection: Christopher Coumbus with Hernando Cortes receiving a native American girl as a gift, (c1820-1839)

Christopher Coumbus with Hernando Cortes receiving a native American girl as a gift, (c1820-1839). Plate 5 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I, by Jules Ferrario

Background imageHernando Collection: The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II, Mexico, 1519 (c1820-1839)

The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II, Mexico, 1519 (c1820-1839). Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos

Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Background imageHernando Collection: Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba, (15th century), 1920s

Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba, (15th century), 1920s
Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba. On his second trip Colombus went into the south coast of Cuba and when Cortes arrived in Guaniguanico province, Colombus made his crew swear on June 12

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernan Cortes, (1485-1547), 1920s

Hernan Cortes, (1485-1547), 1920s
Hernan Cortes was from Medellin and was the mayor of the Santiago village, he was pursued by order of Velazquez and managed to get out of Cuba and went to conquer Mexico

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Artist: W Holl

Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Background imageHernando Collection: Cortez, 19th century. Artist: William Holl

Cortez, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Cortez, 19th century. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519

Background imageHernando Collection: City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Detail from a map of the city which lies on the Caribbean, on the east coast of Mexico

Background imageHernando Collection: Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico, landing in 1519

Background imageHernando Collection: Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1520

Montezuma II, last Aztec emperor, 1520. The bodies of Montezuma (1466-1520) and one of his chiefs thrown into a canal after their murder by Spanish conquistadors under Cortes

Background imageHernando Collection: Mexico City in the early 16th century

Mexico City in the early 16th century. Depiction probably based on a sketch in the conquistador Hernan Cortes book of 1524. From the British Museum

Background imageHernando Collection: Hernando Cortes (Cortez) (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, attacking natives in Mexico

Hernando Cortes (Cortez) (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, attacking natives in Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men


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