Hernan, Season 1

How could a man with only a few hundred soldiers conquer an empire that was at the height of its glory? This epic series is based on the conquest of Mexico by Hernán Cortés, from his arrival on the Yucatán coast in 1519 to the fall of Tenochtitlan, the crown jewel of the Aztec Empire, in 1521. Each episode is masterfully told through the eyes of the people who lived, loved, and led during those years of exploration. Battles are fought and won, alliances are broken, and the spoils of war lead to a vast new world that connects two civilizations for the first time, forever changing the course of history.