Cortez
Conquered the Aztecs
Cortez is a Spanish surname, a variant spelling of Cortés.
Most famously associated with Hernán Cortés, the conquistador who led the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century.
The name appears in place names across the American Southwest: Cortez, Colorado.
As a surname, it remains common among Spanish-speaking populations.
Defeating and seizing control
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
- MontezumaAztec ruler, sixteenth century
colonization · Spain · expedition · conquistadores · gold · empire · Veracruz · invasion
Mexican Pacific peninsula
- GulfNamed oceanic inlet
- peninsulaLand almost encircled by water
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- PacificEarth's vastest ocean
marine · coastline · fishing · resort · Cabo · islands · waters · beaches
Hereditary portion of identity
- SpanishLanguage of Iberia
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- LatinoLatin American by heritage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
lineage · ancestry · Hispanic · patronymic · namesake · descendants · bloodline · legacy
Western rectangular state
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- townMid-sized settlement
- countyLocal administrative division
municipality · street · boulevard · avenue · neighborhood · district · suburb · community
conquest
Defeating and seizing control
- MexicoNorth American southern nation
- AztecAncient Mexican civilization
- TenochtitlanAztec empire's central city
Montezuma · colonization · Spain · expedition · conquistadores · gold · empire · Veracruz · invasion · cavalry
Baja California
Mexican Pacific peninsula
Pacific · marine · coastline · fishing · resort · Cabo · islands · waters · beaches · La Paz
family name
Hereditary portion of identity
genealogy · lineage · ancestry · Hispanic · patronymic · namesake · descendants · bloodline · legacy
Colorado
Western rectangular state
- FloridaSoutheastern American peninsula state
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- townMid-sized settlement
county · municipality · street · boulevard · avenue · neighborhood · district · suburb · community · settlement
- Hispanic SurnamesGarcia, Rodriguez, Martinez, Hernandez, Lopez
- Nike ShoesAir Force 1, Air Max, Air Jordan, Blazer, Pegasus
- ExplorersColumbus, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Marco Polo, Lewis and Clark
- Iberian HistorySpain, Portugal, Iberia, Castile, Aragon
- Four CornersFour Corners, Colorado Plateau, Monument Valley, Canyonlands, Navajo Nation
- Sarasota-BradentonSarasota, Venice, Palmetto, Englewood, Osprey
Cortezmissionary
Religious outreach worker
peacemaker · friar · evangelist · advocate