HERNAN CORTES

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• HERNAN CORTES (noun)
  The noun HERNAN CORTES has 1 sense:

1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

  Familiarity information: HERNAN CORTES used as a noun is very rare.

• HERNAN CORTES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Cortes; Cortez; Hernan Cortes; Hernan Cortez; Hernando Cortes; Hernando Cortez

Instance hypernyms:

conquistador (an adventurer (especially one who led the Spanish conquest of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century))