Part one of term paper
Hernan was born in 1485 in a town called Medellin in Extremadura. It talks about little of his child hood and little about his young life except that he studied law at the University of Salamanca. His law school years were cut short in 1501 when he decided to try his luck in the New World. He sailed from Santo Domingo in the Spring of 1504. ...

Part two of term paper
... before by the Spanish soldier and explorer Fernandez de Cobia and. On February 19, 1519 set sail west from Cuba even though Velasquez cancelled his pay because of suspicion that would find himself independent and refuse to take order. took with him about 600 men, less than 20 horses, and 10 field pieces. sailed along the east coast of Yucatan and in March 1519 landed in Mexico. neutralized the town of Tabasco. The artillery, the ships, and especially the horses awed the natives. From these pe ...