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HERNAN CORTEZ
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• HERNAN CORTEZ (noun)
The noun HERNAN CORTEZ has 1 sense:
1. Spanish conquistador who defeated the Aztecs and conquered Mexico (1485-1547)
Familiarity information: HERNAN CORTEZ used as a noun is very rare.
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))
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