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Hernando Cortes Join now to read essay Hernando Cortes Hernando Cortes was born in 1485, and died on December 2, 1547 in Seville, Spain. Hernando was born in Medlin which is a dry area of Extremadura, located in Spain. His father Martin Cortes de Monroy was a military captain, and his mother Catalina Pizarro Altamirano.