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Why did Hernan Cortes conquer in the name of the Spanish empire

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Eager to appropriate new land for the Spanish crown, convert Indigenous people to Christianity and plunder the region for gold and riches, Cortés organized his own rogue crew of 100 sailors, 11 ships, 508 soldiers, and 16 horses.

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