Number in chronological order these events in the life of Hernando Cortéz.
Claimed all the land of Mexico for Spain, named the land the
Viceroyalty of New Spain, and built a new capital city on top of
the ruins of the old city
Established the settlement of Vera Cruz
✓ Returned to Vera Cruz to face Pánfilo de Narváez
Laid siege to Tenochtitlan with 1,400 soldiers, destroyed the
city killing or capturing all the remaining Aztecs
Marched inland toward Tenochtitlan with 400 Spanish soldiers
and 3,000 Native Americans
Returned to Tenochtitlan to put down an uprising but lost
nearly 900 men and most of the gold
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