Death
Cortez died a wealthy but bitter man. He left his children properly cared for in his will, along with every one of their mothers. He also requested in his will that he wanted his remains to be buried in Mexico at some point. Before he died he got the Pope to remove the "natural" status of three of his seven children (legitimizing them in the eyes of the church), including Martin, his 'favorite' and the son he had with La Malinche.
After his death his body was moved over eight times for several different reasons. In 1547, two days after his death on December 2nd, he was buried in the mausoleum of the Duke of Medina in the church of San Isidoro del Campo, Sevilla. Three years later, his body was moved to the altar of Santa Catarina in the same church because the Duke wanted the space. In his will, Cortés asked for his body to be buried in the monastery he had commanded to be built in Coyoacan in México, ten years after his death, but it was never done. Finally in 1566, his body was sent to New Spain and buried in the church of San Francisco de Texcoco, the same church where his mother and one of his sisters are buried.
After his death his body was moved over eight times for several different reasons. In 1547, two days after his death on December 2nd, he was buried in the mausoleum of the Duke of Medina in the church of San Isidoro del Campo, Sevilla. Three years later, his body was moved to the altar of Santa Catarina in the same church because the Duke wanted the space. In his will, Cortés asked for his body to be buried in the monastery he had commanded to be built in Coyoacan in México, ten years after his death, but it was never done. Finally in 1566, his body was sent to New Spain and buried in the church of San Francisco de Texcoco, the same church where his mother and one of his sisters are buried.