Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador, or conqueror, best remembered for conquering the Aztec empire in 1521 and claiming Mexico for Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a governor of New Spain.
"Like many explorers we know about today, Hernán (also known as Hernando) Cortés's role in the Age of Exploration was influential but controversial," said Erika Cosme, Administrative Coordinator of Education and Digital Services at The Mariner’s Museum and Park in Newport News, Virginia. "He was a smart, ambitious man who wanted to appropriate new land for the Spanish crown, convert native inhabitants to Catholicism, and plunder the lands for gold and riches."
To signify the origin of the Olympics in Athens
South Carolina seceded from the union because Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
A period in art history that lasted from the early 16th century to the early 28th century, starting in Rome,Italy. It is an era of great exuberance, and generally many items were created without the purpose of functionality in mind, for example - high ceilings in the Versailles were considered beautiful, but from a practical side were very hard to keep warm during the winter. This is the time when much more attention was given to the aesthetic instead of the functional component of art. Today it is analogue to 'kitsch', loosely translating to something that is over the top.
