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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_105121" /> ==
<p> A Spanish soldier and conqueror of Mexico, born in Estremadura; went with Velasquez to Cuba; commanded the expedition to conquer Mexico, and by burning all his ships that conveyed his men, cut off all possibility of retreat; having conquered the tribes that he met on landing, he marched on to the capital, which, after a desperate struggle, he reduced, and laid waste and then swept the country, by all which he added to the wealth of Spain, but by his cruelty did dishonour to the chivalry of which [[Spain]] was once so proud (1485-1547). </p>
<p> (n. pl.) The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in [[Portugal]] answers, in some measure, to the [[Parliament]] of Great Britain. </p>
       
== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_71114" /> ==
<p> The name given in Spain and Portugal to the National Assembly, consisting of nobles and representatives of the nation. </p>
       
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<ref name="term_71110"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cortes+(2) Cortes from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
 
<ref name="term_105121"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/cortes Cortes from Webster's Dictionary]</ref>
       
<ref name="term_71114"> [https://bibleportal.com/encyclopedia/the-nuttall-encyclopedia/cortes Cortes from The Nuttall Encyclopedia]</ref>
       
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Latest revision as of 18:09, 15 October 2021

Webster's Dictionary [1]

(n. pl.) The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]

The name given in Spain and Portugal to the National Assembly, consisting of nobles and representatives of the nation.

References