Thus they have an idol that they petition for victory in war; another for success in their labors; and so for everything in which they seek or desire prosperity, they have their idols, which they honor and serve.
Hernán Cortés was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general and writer who led the expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large parts of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. He belonged to the generation of Spanish explorers who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Born in Medellín, Spain, to a family of lesser nobility, he sought adventure and riches in the New World. He went to Hispaniola and then Cuba, where he received an encomienda, the right to the labour of certain subjects, and briefly served as magistrate of the second Spanish town founded on the island. In 1519 he was elected captain of the third expedition to the mainland, which he partly funded.
Born in Medellín, Spain, to a family of lesser nobility, he sought adventure and riches in the New World. He went to Hispaniola and then Cuba, where he received an encomienda, the right to the labour of certain subjects, and briefly served as magistrate of the second Spanish town founded on the island. In 1519 he was elected captain of the third expedition to the mainland, which he partly funded.
There are apothecaries' shops, where prepared medicines, liquids, ointments, and plasters are sold; barbers' shops, where they wash and shave the head; and restaurateurs, that furnish food and drink at a certain price.
I love to travel, but hate to arrive.
The priests are debarred from female society, nor is any woman permitted to enter the religious houses.