Hernán Cortés, the conquistador and explorer known for his exploits of five centuries ago, will be the subject of a TV series jointly produced by Spain’s Onza Entertainment and Dopamine, a unit of ...

Javier Bardem is set to star as Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes in an Amazon miniseries from writer Steven Zaillian and Steven Spielberg‘s Amblin Television. Amazon Studios has given a four-episode ...

The Aztec outnumbered the Spanish, but that didn't stop Hernán Cortés from seizing Tenochtitlan, the Aztec capital, in 1521. This 18th-century oil painting, part of the Conquest of Mexico series at ...

Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador, or conqueror, who is best remembered for conquering the Aztec Empire in 1521 and claiming Mexico for Spain. He also helped colonize Cuba and became a governor ...