I don't think so. In all words, Hernán Cortés was pretty evil. He brutally tricked the native people by turing their nearby enemies against them, many <span> tribes resented the harsh rule and steep taxes the Aztecs imposed and were willing to join with Cortes. He also </span>spread smallpox amongst the natives killing many people and later invading the city,and a<span>fter several failed attempts to convince Emperor Montezuma to submit to Spanish and Christian ideals , Cortes took the Aztec leader hostageas well as </span> taking almost everyone as slaves and shipped them off to Spain. He plundered a lot of gold from the Aztecs and brought it back leaving their magnificent civilization, religion and beautiful gold relics in shatters. So yeah I really don't think he cared about the people, just the land and money(gold) that he could get.
Kings or monarchies believed their powers were from god ("Divine Right")
President Ronald Reagan in 1983 signed the bill for MLK day to be recognized as a holiday.
