Hernán Cortés
José Salomé Pina · 1879
Why it's great
Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror who led the fall of the Aztec empire in 1519 to 1521, in a 19th-century portrait by the Mexican painter José Salomé Pina. His conquest is still a deeply debated chapter of Mexican history.
🏛️ Part of history
Columbus & the Age of Discovery (1492–1600) — Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conqueror who led the fall of the Aztec empire in 1519 to 1521, in a 19th-century portrait by the Mexican painter José Salomé Pina.
Where to see it
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José Salomé Pina was a Mexican painter born in Mexico City in 1830. He studied at the Academy of San Carlos, where he later taught, and painted historical and portrait scenes. He died in Tacubaya, near Mexico City, in 1909.
