THE DATE BEHIND THE NAME
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Hernán Cortés was born in 1485 in Medellín and died on December 12, 1547.
Born
in 1485
Died: December 12, 1547
Source:
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026.
Original calendar: Julian. This broad date cannot be represented as a single Gregorian date; the original value is shown.
- Birthplace
- Medellín
- Professions
- governor, conquistador, writer, explorer, Conqueror
- Citizenship
- Spain, Mexico, New Spain
More about Hernán Cortés
- Birth name
- Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano
Family
- Partner
- La Malinche
- Partner
- Isabel Moctezuma
All birth date sources
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- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Royal Academy of Arts
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- BnF authorities
- Trove
- Faceted Application of Subject Terminology
- LIBRIS
- Lord Byron and his Times
- SNAC
- Enciclopedia de la Literatura en México
- Spanish Biographical Dictionary
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
- book
- Nationalencyklopedin
- British Museum person-institution thesaurus
- CONOR.SI
- Find a Grave
Synchronized from Wikidata on October 5, 2026. View Wikidata record
Questions people ask
Where was Hernán Cortés born?
Hernán Cortés was born in Medellín.
What was Hernán Cortés’s name at birth?
Hernán Cortés’s recorded birth name is Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano.
When did Hernán Cortés die?
Hernán Cortés died on December 12, 1547.