Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano, 1st Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition that caused the fall of the Aztec Empire and brought large portions of what is now mainland Mexico under the rule of the king of Castile in the early 16th century. Cortés was part of the generation of Spanish explorers and conquistadors who began the first phase of the Spanish colonization of the Americas.
Roger Vailland was a French novelist, essayist, and screenwriter.
Puerto Cortés, originally known as Puerto de Caballos, is a port city and municipality on the north Caribbean coast of Honduras, right on the Laguna de Alvarado, north of San Pedro Sula and east of Omoa, with a natural bay. The present city was founded in the early colonial period. It grew rapidly in the twentieth century, thanks to the then railroad, and banana production. In terms of volume of traffic the seaport is the largest in Central America and the 36th largest in the world. The city of Puerto Cortés has a population of 73,150.
René Marqués was a Puerto Rican short story writer and playwright.
San Fernando is a town in the province of Cádiz, Spain. It is home to more than 97,500 inhabitants. The city also uses the name "La Isla". The people from San Fernando are locally known as "Cañaíllas" or "Isleños".
Juan Donoso Cortés, marqués de Valdegamas was a Spanish counter-revolutionary author, diplomat, politician, and Catholic political theologian.
Edmond Delfour was a French international footballer who played as a midfielder. He played at the 1930, the 1934 and the 1938 FIFA World Cups.
Union Sportive des Clubs du Cortenais is a French association football team founded in 1908. It is based in Corte, Haute-Corse, France. The club currently plays in Championnat National 3, the fifth tier of football in France. They were finally promoted in 2020, after controversially being denied promotion in 2019, despite winning a decision via the Corsica league appeal board, which was later overturned by the FFF. It plays at the Parc des Sports de Chabrières in Corte, which has a capacity of 1,000.
Julio César "El Pocho" Cortés Lagos is an Uruguayan football coach and former midfielder who participated in three World Cups with the Uruguay national team.
Moussa Sow is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in France, he represented Senegal at international level, scoring 18 goals in 50 appearances.
David Cortés Caballero is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Guy David was a French football player and coach.
Javier Cortés Granados is a former Mexican professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is an Olympic gold medalist.
Cortés, Cortês (Portuguese), Cortès (Catalan) is a surname of Spanish and Portuguese origin, respectively. The surname derived from the Old French corteis or curteis, meaning 'courteous' or 'polite', and is related to the English Curtis.
Ben Idrissa Dermé was a Burkinabé professional footballer who played as a centre back.
French football club SC Bastia's 2000–01 season. Finished 8th place in league. Top scorer of the season, including 17 goals in 16 league matches have been Frédéric Née. Was eliminated to Coupe de France end of 16, the Coupe de la Ligue was able to be among the final 16 teams.
Brayan Josué Cortés Fernández is a Chilean footballer that currently plays as goalkeeper for Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national team.
Jean Lambert Evan's Allan, known as Jean Lambert Evans is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 2 club Pau FC.
Michael Amir Richardson is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Le Havre. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.
Ángel David Cortés Villegas was a Bolivian educator, politician, and trade unionist who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from Potosí, representing circumscription 37 from 2010 to 2015. Cortés graduated as a teacher from the Marshal Sucre Normal School and obtained a master's in educational management from Tomás Frías University. His opposition to the repressive military governments of the day brought him into the ranks of the Communist Party of Bolivia, an organization with which he fought for the rights of educators and mineworkers.
