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Mexico
- In Mexico: Colonial period, 1701–1821
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- In Portugal: The 18th century
Spain
- In Spain: Society, economy, and culture
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Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Spartacus Educational - Cortes.	Grace Young	May 01, 2017
	Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Cortes.	Swati Chopra	Nov 24, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - History - Cortes.	Swati Chopra	Nov 23, 2011
	Article revised.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Aug 09, 2002
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998