Biographie
He went to Cuba in 1511.
He was given command of a force to conquer Mexico in 1518.
He conquered the Incas in 1520.
He was created as the Marqui of Oaxaca.
He discovered Lower California in 1536.
He retired to Spain in 1539.
Lieux nommés
Cortes Island (BC)
Références
Walbran, Captain John T. (1909)