Hernán Cortés vs Juan Sebastián Elcano
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Compare the life timelines of Hernán Cortés (1485–1547) and Juan Sebastián Elcano (1487–1526) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1487 to 1526.
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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
Juan Sebastián Elcano (1487–1526)
- — Born in Getaria, in the Basque Country of Spain Verified
- — Worked as a ship owner and fought in Mediterranean campaigns
- — Joined Magellan's expedition as master of the Concepción Verified
- — Took part in the mutiny at San Julián and was pardoned Verified
- — Passed through the Strait of Magellan into the Pacific Verified
- — Took command of the Victoria after Magellan's death Verified
- — Completed the first circumnavigation of the Earth Verified
- — Granted a coat of arms with the motto 'Primus circumdedisti me' Verified
- — Joined the Loaísa expedition to the Moluccas as second-in-command Verified
- — Died at sea in the Pacific Ocean Verified