Hayreddin Barbarossa vs Hernán Cortés
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Compare the life timelines of Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478–1546) and Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1485 to 1546.
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Hayreddin Barbarossa (1478–1546)
- — Birth of Khizr, later Hayreddin, on the island of Lesbos Verified
- — Began corsair operations in the Mediterranean with his brothers Verified
- — Capture of Algiers with his brother Oruc Verified
- — Succeeded Oruc as ruler of Algiers after his brother's death Verified
- — Placed Algiers under Ottoman sovereignty Verified
- — Appointed Kapudan Pasha, grand admiral of the Ottoman navy Verified
- — Capture of Tunis for the Ottoman Empire Verified
- — Victory over the Holy League at the Battle of Preveza Verified
- — Retirement to Constantinople after a final Mediterranean campaign Verified
- — Death of Hayreddin Barbarossa in Constantinople Verified
Hernán Cortés (1485–1547)
- — Born in Medellín, Castile Verified
- — Studied at Salamanca Verified
- — Emigrated to Hispaniola Verified
- — Took part in the Spanish conquest of Cuba Verified
- — Led an expedition from Cuba to the Mexican mainland Verified
- — Entered Tenochtitlan and met Moctezuma II Verified
- — Driven from Tenochtitlan on La Noche Triste Verified
- — Captured Tenochtitlan, bringing down the Aztec Empire Verified
- — Named governor and captain-general of New Spain Verified
- — Created Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca Verified
- — Died at Castilleja de la Cuesta, near Seville Verified