When1: 1521
Who: Hernando Cortez [Cortez, Hernando] or Hernan Cortes [Cortes, Hernan]
What: discoverer
Where: Spain/Mexico
Detail: He lived 1485 to 1547. Coming to Mexico for Spain, people thought he was descendant of the Aztec god Quetzalcoatl. He renounced his allegiance to Spain and defeated Spanish army. He turned to defeated Aztecs, but he lost his powers.
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