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  Cortes

  noun

  (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.
• Cortés
  Cortés

  noun

  Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

Cortes

¹ American  

[kawr-tiz, kawr-tes] / ˈkɔr tɪz, ˈkɔr tɛs /

noun

1. (in Spain or Portugal) the two houses constituting the national legislative body.

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Cortés ² American  

[kawr-tez, kawr-tes] / kɔrˈtɛz, kɔrˈtɛs /

Or Cortez

noun

1. Hernando Hernán 1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

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Cortes ¹ British  

/ ˈkortes, ˈkɔːtɛz /

noun

1. the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

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Cortés ² British  

/ kɔːˈtɛz, ˈkɔːtɛz, korˈtes /

noun

1. Hernando (ɛrˈnando) or Hernán (ɛrˈnan). 1485–1547, Spanish conquistador: defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1523)

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Etymology

Origin of Cortes

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

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Cortes Cortés

Maria Cortes of the Hotel Erwin in Venice Beach, meanwhile, said council members should “recognize the financial realities” family-owned hotels face.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Susan Cortes, 24, said that while she has never heard of private investments, she is open to learning about them someday.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2025

JP Sears and Nestor Cortes will add depth to a rotation on the mend.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 1, 2025

Others credit Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortes, who got a taste of chocolate after being served Xocolatl by Montezuma himself.

From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025

And the whole of this wealth and power, Cortes subsequently explained to the Spanish king, flowed into the hands of Motecuhzoma.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Gen. George Patton and Hernán Cortés, the Spanish conquistador who famously destroyed his own ships so his soldiers couldn’t retreat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

The year 2021 marked the 500th anniversary of the fall of Tenochtitlán, the site of modern-day Mexico City and the capital of the Aztec empire, at the hands of Hernán Cortés and his small army.

From BBC ● Mar. 17, 2026

“From its tech to its literal abundance of power, this electric pickup truck is fast, capable off-road, and the best-looking in its class,” wrote Gabriel Vega Cortés, editor of vehicle testing.

From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026

In 1519, Cortés landed in Tabasco, where his forces crushed Maya resistance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 25, 2026

His name was Mario Cortés, and he had big green eyes.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall