Paso de Cortés
| Paso de Cortés | |||
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 The Paso de Cortez is the deepest cut to the right of the antenna. The mountain on the left is the Iztaccíhuatl, on the right is the Popocatépetl |
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| Compass direction | west | east | |
| Pass height | 3700 m | ||
| State | México | Puebla | |
| Valley locations | San Pedro Nexapa | San Andrés Calpan | |
| expansion | trail | ||
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| Coordinates | 19 ° 5 '12 " N , 98 ° 38' 49" W | ||
The Paso de Cortés , also Paso de Cortez , is a 3700 m high pass in Mexico , which lies between the two volcanoes Popocatépetl in the south and Iztaccíhuatl in the north.
On November 3, 1519, after the Cholula massacre , Hernán Cortés crossed the pass in order to advance into the valley of Mexico and Tenochtitlán , where he wanted to meet Moctezuma II , the then ruler of the Aztecs .
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Individual evidence
- ^ Peter Rotter: Mexico. Trekking travel guide for mountaineers and individualists , self-published by Rotter, 1992, map insert 1: 50,000