Hernán

Variant of Cortés

Cortés definition

Cor·tés (kôr tez′; Sp kō̂r tes′)

Cortés, Hernando (hər nan′dō) 1485-1547; Sp. soldier & explorer: conqueror of Mexico
also sp. Cortez Cor·tez′
: Her·nán (er nän′)
is sometimes used as a variant of Hernando

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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