Hernando Collection

TENOCHTITLAN (MEXICO CITY). Mexico City at the time of the Spanish Conquest: colored woodcut from the Latin edition of Cortes Second Letter, Nuremberg, 1524

Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma
3846960 Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma by Unknown Artist, (16th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes meets Emperor Moctezuma, 8 November 1519)

Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi
Spanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible

Hernando de Alarcon, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791
3473268 Hernando de Alarcon, after an etching in Retratos de Los Espanoles Ilustres, Madrid, Spain, pub. 1791; (add.info.: Hernando de Alarcon, 1466 - 1540)

Hernando Cortez (Fernado Cortes - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
527799 Hernando Cortez (Fernado Cortes - 1485-1547) Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico, making contact with native Mexicans. Hand-coloured lithograph, 1827.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels
3846963 Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels; (add.info.: Emperor Moctezuma attacked by rebels - the fall of the Aztec Empire)

Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving)
531383 Conquistador Hernans Cortes attacking natives in Mexico, 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Hernando Cortes (Cortez - 1485-1547)); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Hernandez Cortes, Spanish conquistador, 16th century. Cortes (1485-1547) arriving in Mexico followed by his black servant and preceeded by La Malinche, his interpreter and mistress

Hernan Cortes meeting the Aztec Emperor Montezuma, 1519. Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico and overthrew the Aztec Empire

Memphis, Tennessee, USA at Hernando de Soto Bridge

Memphis, Tennessee, USA at Hernando de Soto Bridge at dusk

Construction of the first Christian church in San Miguel de Piura (Peru), city founded by Pizarro in 1532 and the battle that Hernando de Soto had with the Indians, engraving, 1726

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes (1485-1547) landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men, he succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Hernando de Villafane. Spanish commander and alderman in the Leon City Council, 17th century. Knight of the Order of Santiago. Portrait. Illustration by Letre. Detail. Lithography

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). Hernan Cortes in Zempuala, welcomed by the Cacique Gordo (Chief Gordo). Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the enconchado technique. Anonymous author

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21)
The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). D- Hernan Cortes appoints ordinary mayors of the town, E- La Malinche makes the Totonac understand who Cortes is. Detail

Conquest of Mexico
Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire (1519-21). Construction of the Villa Rica of La Vera Cruz, with the help of the Totonac Indians. Detail

Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) and Dona Maria (colour engraving)
IND113592 Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) and Dona Maria (colour engraving) by French School, (19th century); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) 1525 (oil on panel)
IND144081 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) 1525 (oil on panel) by Spanish School, (16th century); Museo de la Ciudad, Mexico; Index Fototeca

Portrait of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) (oil on canvas)
IND144080 Portrait of Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) (oil on canvas) by Spanish School, (16th century); Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid, Spain; Index Fototeca

Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital
3846961 Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital by Unknown Artist, (17th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes fleeing the Aztec capital, Tenochtitlan, with the Spaniards, 30 June 1520)

Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador (colour litho)
968964 Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador (colour litho) by Robinson, James Henry (1852-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador

Cortez (engraving)
655801 Cortez (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cortez. Illustration from The Illustrated History of the World (Ward Lock, c 1880)

De Soto Attacks the Alabama Fort
Hernando De Soto attacks a fortified town in Alabama in 1540. Various artillery fires towards the towns defences, as cavalry from various positions around the town ride forward. Date: 1540

Retreat of Hernando Cortes
3846958 Retreat of Hernando Cortes by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520.); Photo © Derek Bayes. All rights reserved 2022

Hernan Cortes at Vera Cruz in 1519
3846957 Hernan Cortes at Vera Cruz in 1519 by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: It was here that he decided to found a village (La Villa Rica de la Vera Cruz)

Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians
3846956 Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians by Spanish School, (16th century); (add.info.: Hernan Cortes attacking the Mexican coastal Indians under the red flag of Castile and Leon)

Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Cortes, (1485-1547), 1830. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire From " Biographical Illustrations"

Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Reception of Cortes by Montezuma, 1519, (1890). Moctezuma II (1466-1520) met Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador on 8 November 1519, the two leaders exchanged gifts

Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Hernando Cortes, c1530-1540, (1890). Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish Conquistador who began the first phase of Spanish colonisation in the Americas

The Old San Hipolito Convent, City of Mexico, c1897. Creator: Unknown
The Old San Hipolito Convent, City of Mexico, c1897. Convent dating from the 16th century, founded by Hernan Cortes and his companions

Christopher Coumbus with Hernando Cortes receiving a native American girl as a gift, (c1820-1839). Plate 5 from Le Costume Ancien et Moderne, Volume I, by Jules Ferrario

The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II, Mexico, 1519 (c1820-1839). Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico

Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Artist: Pierre Duflos
Hernan Cortes, Spanish conquistador, (1780). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba, (15th century), 1920s
Colombus when Cortes arrived in Cuba. On his second trip Colombus went into the south coast of Cuba and when Cortes arrived in Guaniguanico province, Colombus made his crew swear on June 12

Hernan Cortes, (1485-1547), 1920s
Hernan Cortes was from Medellin and was the mayor of the Santiago village, he was pursued by order of Velazquez and managed to get out of Cuba and went to conquer Mexico

Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Artist: W Holl
Hernan Cortes, 16th century Spanish conquistador, (1836). Landing in Mexico in 1519, with a force of only some 600 men, Cortes (1485-1547) succeeded in overthrowing the empire of the Aztecs

Cortez, 19th century. Artist: William Holl
Cortez, 19th century. Hernan Cortes (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519

City of Veracruz, Mexico, 17th century. Detail from a map of the city which lies on the Caribbean, on the east coast of Mexico

Retreat of Hernando Cortes form Tenochtitlan, Mexico, 1520. Hernando Cortes (1485-1547) Spanish conquistador, led an expedition to Mexico, landing in 1519

Mexico City in the early 16th century. Depiction probably based on a sketch in the conquistador Hernan Cortes book of 1524. From the British Museum

Hernando Cortes (Cortez) (1485-1547), Spanish conquistador, attacking natives in Mexico. Cortes landed in Mexico in 1519. With a force of only some 600 men

Cortes (Carmona)
HERNANDO CORTES Spanish conquistador in Mexico. with his autograph Date: 1485-1547

DE SOTO & ISABELLA, 1539. Hernando de Soto taking leave of his wife, Isabella, in Havana, Cuba, 1539, before sailing for Florida. Lithograph, 1904, after an illustration by Alfred Russell

HernAan CortA©s MarquA©s Del Valle De Oaxaca, 1485 To 1547. Spanish Conquistador. From The Book Crabbs Historical Dictionary Published 1825

Submission of Atahualpa. Colored engraving, 1807
Atahualpa (1497-1533). Inca Emperor. Submission of the last Inca emperor to the spanish embassy of Francisco Pizarro, led by Hernando de Soto. Colored engraving, 1807

Hernando de Soto (c. 1496 / 1497A?i?1542). Spanish explorer an
Hernando de Soto (c.1496/1497A?i?1542). Spanish explorer and conquistador. Was the first European documented to have crossed the Mississippi River. Colored engraving

Cortes (Velazquez)
HERNANDO CORTES Spanish conquistador in Mexico. Date: 1485-1547

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"Hernando: A Conqueror's Journey through Mexico and Beyond" Step back in time to TENOCHTITLAN (MEXICO CITY) during the Spanish Conquest. Hernando, a brave and determined explorer, embarked on an extraordinary adventure that would shape history forever. Witness the Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi, as Hernando de Villafane, a Spanish commander and alderman, pays tribute to his fallen comrade. The conquest of new lands was not without sacrifice. Join Hernan Cortes in Zempuala during The Conquest of Mexico (1519-21), where he strategizes with unwavering determination. His encounters with indigenous peoples were both awe-inspiring and challenging. Experience the triumphs and tribulations of the Conquest of Mexico as Hernandez Cortes fearlessly leads his troops into uncharted territories. This 16th-century Spanish conquistador left an indelible mark on history. Marvel at Cortes' historic meeting with Aztec Emperor Montezuma in 1519. Their encounter shaped the destiny of two great civilizations - a pivotal moment forever etched in our collective memory. Discover the Submission of Atahualpa through a vividly colored engraving from 1807. Witness how Hernando de Soto's exploration led him to encounter this significant event, showcasing his relentless pursuit for knowledge. Follow Hernando de Soto's footsteps as he explores new frontiers beyond Mexico. From Peru to San Miguel de Piura, witness his dedication by overseeing construction of the first Christian church - leaving an enduring legacy behind. Hernando's journey was one filled with courage, ambition, and discovery. As we delve into his remarkable exploits across continents and cultures alike, let us remember this intrepid explorer who dared to venture into unknown realms - shaping our world as we know it today.