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Cortes

Cortes Meaning & Definition
Cortes Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cortes?

[n] Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cortes: Cortez | Hernan Cortes | Hernan Cortez | Hernando Cortes | Hernando Cortez

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See Also | conquistador

Cortes In Webster's Dictionary

\Cor"tes\ (k?r"t?s), n. pl. [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte court.] The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

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