Cortes
Mexico's Spanish conqueror
Cortés is the Spanish surname most associated with Hernán Cortés, the conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early sixteenth century.
The name appears in historical discussions of colonialism and the fall of Tenochtitlan.
In Spanish-speaking countries, Cortes remains a common family name.
The Cortes is also the legislative assembly of Spain and Portugal.
Defeating and seizing control
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
- MontezumaAztec ruler, sixteenth century
Spanish · colonization · expedition · conquistadores · indigenous · empire · gold · cavalry
National legislative assembly
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- assemblyConstructing from components
- representativesThose acting for others
chamber · deputies · senators · Madrid · democracy · laws · sessions · constitutional
Northwestern Mexican peninsula
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- marineRelating to the sea
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
- coastalOf the shoreline
islands · fishing · whales · dolphins · Mexico · beaches · resort · Cabo
Hereditary portion of identity
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- surnameHereditary family identifier
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- ancestryFamily line of descent
Hispanic · genealogy · heritage · patronymic · descendants · Latin American · namesake
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
Montezuma · Spanish · colonization · expedition · conquistadores · indigenous · empire · gold · cavalry · ships
parliament
National legislative assembly
- SpainIberian Peninsula country
- legislatureLawmaking governmental branch
- assemblyConstructing from components
representatives · chamber · deputies · senators · Madrid · democracy · laws · sessions · constitutional · government
Baja
Northwestern Mexican peninsula
coastal · islands · fishing · whales · dolphins · Mexico · beaches · resort · Cabo · La Paz
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
ancestry · Hispanic · genealogy · heritage · patronymic · descendants · Latin American · namesake