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Encyclopedia > Cortez

The name Cortez may refer to:

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People

  • Josepeh Cortez, a revolutionary.
  • Dave "Baby" Cortez, American pop music and R&B musician
  • Gregorio Cortez, a Mexican folk hero
  • Jayne Cortez, an African-American poet
  • Ricardo Cortez, a silent film star
  • Wendy Cortez, associate to David Vitter
  • Adam Cortez, a Sergeant in the United States Military

Dave "Baby" Cortez - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Gregorio Cortez Lira (born June 22, 1875 near Matamoros, Tamaulipas—February 28, 1916) was a Mexican American who became a hero to some Mexican American Texans and a symbol of the willingness to fight for equal rights. ... Jayne Cortez (b. ... Ricardo Cortez, born Jacob Krantz (September 18, 1899 - April 28, 1977), was a film actor from Vienna, Austria. ...

Fictional

  • Ana Lucia Cortez, a character from the American Broadcasting Company's popular TV drama, Lost
  • Cortez, alias Manny Chavez (Red Kin), a fictional character from The Longest Journey and Dreamfall
  • Cortez the Pirate King from Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
  • Fabian Cortez, a Marvel Comics supervillain
  • Sergeant Cortez, protagonist of the TimeSplitters video game series

Ana Lucia Cortez was a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Michelle Rodriguez. ... Draic Kin or, simply, the Kin is a race of ancient dragon-like extraterrestrial sentient beings living on Earth, as featured in the adventure game The Longest Journey and its sequel Dreamfall. ... Fabian Cortez is a Marvel Comics supervillain, an adversary of the X-Men. ... Sergeant Cortez is a fictional character and the protagonist of the last two games in the TimeSplitters series. ...

Places

Cortez is a city in Montezuma County, Colorado (USA). ... Cortez is a census-designated place located in Manatee County, Florida. ...

Other uses

  • Cortez, alias of Trance music duo Agnelli & Nelson
  • Cortez Motor Home, a Class-A motor coach made in the U.S. from 1963-1979

Agnelli & Nelson, the collective name of Northern Irish pair Chris Agnelli and Robbie Nelson (who also produce under the names Afterburn, Cortez, Green Atlas, and Quincey & Sonance), writers and producers of dance music, are notable for helping to define the genre of Trance music since 1997. ... Cortez Motor Home is a Class-A motor coach made in the United States between 1963 and 1979. ...

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Hernan Cortez: Biography of Hernan Cortez (499 words)
CORTEZ, HERNAN, the conqueror of Mexico, was born in 1485, at Medillin, a village of Estremadura, Spain.
In 1518, the conquest of Mexico was entrusted to him by Velasquez, the governor of Cuba; but the latter had no sooner granted him the commission than he wished to revoke it, fearful that his daring and sagacious lieutenant would deprive him of all the glory of the enterprise.
Sailing up the river Tabasco, Cortez captured the town of that name, the prowess of the Spaniards occasioning great terror to the Tabascans, who made liberal presents to the white men, and volunteered all the information about Mexico in their power.
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