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2024 5 oz Cortes Silver Coin - Commander Series The third strike of Scottsdale Mint’s Commander Series introduces another emblematic leader: Hernan Cortes. Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca, was a Spanish explorer who headed an expedition that led to the downfall of the Aztec Empire, bringing much of present-day mainland Mexico under the control of the King of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was among those Spanish explorers and conquistadors who initiated the first phase of Spanish colonization in the Americas.