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Once used as a Roman palace in the 3rd century, it was restored under Charles I (Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor) and his son Philip II of Spain in the 1540s. [2]In 1521, Hernán Cortés was received by Charles I at the Alcázar, following Cortes' conquest of the Aztecs. [3]
Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca [a] [b] (December 1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century.
La Noche Triste ("The Night of Sorrows", literally "The Sad Night"), officially re-branded in Mexico as La Noche Victoriosa [2] ("The Victorious Night"), was an important event during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, wherein Hernán Cortés, his army of Spanish conquistadors, and their native allies were driven out of the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan.
Mexico City Museum facade Frontal view of the courtyard.. The history of the Old Palace of the Counts of Santiago de Calimaya dates back to the year 1527, when Mr. Juan Gutiérrez Altamirano arrived in New Spain from the island of Cuba, where he had been governor in 1524; to take the post of Corregidor of Texcoco and overseer of Hernán Cortés.
This is a list of the buildings, sites, districts, and objects listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Guam. There are currently 134 listed sites spread across 17 of the 19 villages of Guam .
Xicomecoatl, Chicomácatl, [1] or as he was referred to as by the Spanish conquistador Bernal Díaz del Castillo, "Cacique Gordo" [2]: 91 (in Spanish, Fat Cacique), was the ruler of the city of Cempoala while it was under control of the Aztec Empire.
AOL Mail for Verizon Customers · Apr 30, 2024 Create and manage 3rd-party app passwords If you use a 3rd-party email app to access your AOL Mail account, you may need a special code to give that app permission to access your AOL account.
A path in the garden of the San José Palace, showing the busts of Hernán Cortés, Napoleon, Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar.. The San José Palace (in Spanish, Palacio San José) is the former personal residence of Justo José de Urquiza, Argentine caudillo, general, politician and President of the Argentine Confederation from 1854 to 1860.