In his younger years he was referred in the papal bulls as Luis de Altamirano.
The New World of Martin Cortés but Anna Lanyon.
In September 1562, Martín Cortés arrived into the port of San Francisco de Campeche. At the end of January 1562, Cortés and his two half brothers, the other Martín Cortés and Luis Cortés, sailed toward Vera Cruz, and then ending up in Tenochtitlan.
In March 1566, they were accused of participating in a plot to overthrow the viceroy. He was arrested and tortured and exiled to Spain. This was known as the "marquis plot."
In Don Martín's trial, he was accused of treason and inciting rebellion against the king.
A new viceroy, the Marqués de Falces, arrived in Vera Cruz on November 15, 1567. He allowed both of Martín’s brothers to leave New Spain and for Luis to go serve time in a colony near Algeria while Martin was allowed to plead his case before the king. However, Martín, Malinche's son, stayed in Mexico.
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