Where did the Cortés couple work before visiting Mexico?
Berlin
Paris
New York
Lisbon
Answer
In New York, Hernán Cortés and his wife worked in the governor's palace as a notary and a secretary, respectively. They held these positions before embarking on their journey to Mexico in 1519, where Cortés would lead the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire and become known as the conquistador of Mexico.
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