The Adventures of Ernand Cortes

In 15 o four, an ambitious 19 year old spaniard named ernand cortez gave up his studies in law and sailed for his country's colonies in the new world. He soon heard about a land to the west called mexico, an empire teeming with gold and dominated by the aztecs. From then on, cortes had just one thought, some day he would conquer and settle the land of mexico. Over the next ten years, cortes slowly rose through the ranks, eventually becoming secretary to the spanish governor of cuba and then the king's treasurer for the island.