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Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) on engraving from the 1800s. Spanish conquistador who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large part of Mexico under Spain. Engraved by W. Holl and published in London by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street.