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cortés, hernando

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Cor·tés   (kôr-těz', -těs')   
Spanish explorer and conquistador who conquered Aztec Mexico for Spain.
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Cortés, Hernando [(kawr-tez)]

A Spanish explorer and conquistador of the sixteenth century. Cortés overthrew the Aztec rulers of Mexico and established the authority of Spain over the country. His name is also spelled Cortez.

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