Hi, my name is Hernán Cortés. When I was young I studied law but I soon gave that up to seek fortune in the New World. I arrived here in the New World when I was 18 in 1503. I sailed here in a covoy of merchant ships. I was heading for Santo Domingo, the capital of Hispaniola. Upon my arrival I regestered as a citizen which entitled me to a building plot and land for culivation. Soon after this, Ovando, the governer, gave me a repartimiento of Indians and made me notary of the town of Azuza. In, 1506 I took part in the conquest for Hispaniola and Cuba, I recieved a large estate of land and Indian slaves for my effort.
-Hernán Cortés-
