Cortes

[ kawr-tiz; Spanish kawr-tes ]

/ ˈkɔr tɪz; Spanish ˈkɔr tɛs /

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

Origin of Cortes

1660–70; < Spanish, plural of corte court

Cortés

[ kawr-tez; Spanish kawr-tes ]

/ kɔrˈtɛz; Spanish kɔrˈtɛs /

Her·nan·do

[er-nahn-daw] /ɛrˈnɑn dɔ/Her·nán

[er-nahn] /ɛrˈnɑn/,1485–1547, Spanish conqueror of Mexico.

According to Cortes, immigrants lower the prices of products consumed by highly educated consumers by 0.4 percent of GDP.

The Case for More Low-Skill Immigration |Veronique de Rugy |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Cortes says the two Tea Party positions are not mutually exclusive, and Meckler says he agrees, to a point.

The Tea Party Splinters |Patricia Murphy |July 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Cortes sent immediate orders to purchase the whole cargo, and all the people came up to join us to our great satisfaction.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. IV. |Robert Kerr
The deputies were refused seats in the Cortes, and it was decided that the Constitution of 1812 did not apply to Cuba.

The History of Cuba, vol. 2 |Willis Fletcher Johnson

Soon after the departure of the friars, Cortes sent out his last expedition.

History of the State of California |John T. Frost
Cortes received him with great ceremony, embracing him in sign of respect, and they sat down together.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. III |Robert Kerr
We were retracing the course of Cortes as he cruised round from the island of Cozumel, whither we were bound.

The American Egypt |Channing Arnold

Cortes

/ (ˈkɔːtɛz, Spanish ˈkortes) /

the national assembly of Spain and (until 1910) Portugal

C17: from Spanish, literally: courts, plural of corte court, from Latin cohors cohort

Cortés

/ (ˈkɔːtɛz, Spanish korˈtes) /

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