Cortes was born in 1485, died December 2, 1547. He has 10 children: 4 sons and 6 daughters. His ethnicity is spanish, and his current spouse (wife) Catalina Suarez Marcaida.
Background-
Hernan Cortes came from a less noble family in Spain. He studied at the University of Sainianca for a while. In 1504, he left Spain to find his fortune in the new world.