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Cortés (
Castilian ,
Galician ,
Valencian ), 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',
[1] and is related to the
English
Curtis .
The surname has become more frequent among
Romani people in Spain than among the general Spanish population.
[2]
Notable people surnamed either Cortes or Cortés include:
Mononymously known as Cortes
Arts and entertainment
Film and television
Music
Aracy Cortes (1904–1985), Brazilian singer
Carlos Núñez Cortés (born 1942), Argentine musician
Edmundo Villani-Côrtes (born 1930), Brazilian musical artist
Garðar Thór Cortes (born 1974), Icelandic tenor
Getúlio Côrtes (born 1938), Brazilian musical artist
Lula Côrtes (1949–2011), Brazilian musician
Montse Cortés (born 1972), Spanish flamenco singer
Pamela Cortes , Ecuadorian singer, actress and dancer
Ramiro Cortés (1933–1984), American composer
Santiago Cortés (musician) , Latino-Swiss musician and composer
Sergio Iván Esquivel Cortés (1946–2021), Mexican singer-songwriter
Rodrigo Cortés (born 1973), Spanish film director, film producer, screenwriter and film editor
Tony Cortes (born 1968), Cuban American actor and TV host
Yara Cortes (1921–2002), Brazilian actress
Other arts and entertainment
Alfonso Cortés (1893–1969), Nicaraguan poet
Ana Cortés (1895–1998), Chilean painter
Bernardo Cortés (1934–2017), Spanish writer, humorist, singer and songwriter
Carmina Useros Cortés (1928–2017), Spanish author
Édouard Cortès (1882-1969) French Post-Impressionist painter
Esperanza Cortes (born 1957), American visual artist
Gustavo Couttolenc Cortés (1921–2015), Mexican writer and academic
Jesús Carranza Cortés , Mexican potter
Joaquín Cortés (born 1969), Spanish flamenco dancer
Liliana Angulo Cortés (born 1974), Colombian visual artist
Ney Yépez Cortés (born 1968), Ecuadorian writer
Ricardo Cortés (illustrator) (born 1973), illustrator and author
Sonya Cortés (born 1962), Puerto Rican entertainer
Politics
Adriana Fuentes Cortés (born 1968), Mexican politician
Alberto Baltra Cortés (1912–1981), Chilean politician and economist
Altineu Côrtes (born 1968), Brazilian politician and businessman
Bob Cortes (born 1963), politician in the Florida House of Representatives
David Cortés (politician) (1955–2015), Bolivian politician
David Bonilla Cortés (born 1974), Puerto Rican politician
Demetrio Cortes (1921–1993), mayor of Mandaue City, Philippines
Hilario Sánchez Cortés (born 1957), Mexican politician
John Cortes (Gibraltarian politician) , member of the Gibraltar Socialist Labour Party
John Cortes (Florida politician) (born 1961), politician in the Florida House of Representatives
Jonas Cortes (born 1966), Filipino politician
José Cortés López (1883–1958), Spanish magistrate and politician
Judith Pallarés i Cortés (born 1972), Andorran politician
León Cortés Castro (1882–1946), Costa Rica politician
Luz Virginia Cortés (born 1976), Mexican politician
Manuel Cortés Quero (1906-1991), Spanish politician
Mario Mendoza Cortés (1968–2015), Mexican politician
Pedro Cortés (born 1966), Puerto Rican politician
Rosalío Cortés (1820–1884), 35th President of Nicaragua
Santiago Pedro Cortés (born 1954), Mexican politician
Sara Isabel Castellanos Cortés (born 1946), Mexican politician
Yulenny Cortés León (born 1976), Mexican politician
Sports
Baseball
Adrián Cortés (born 1983), Mexican footballer
Ascanio Cortés (1914–1998), Chilean footballer
Brandon Cortés (born 2001), Argentine-Chilean footballer
Brayan Cortés (born 1995), Chilean footballer
Bruno Cortês (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
Bryan Cortés (born 1991), Chilean footballer
César Cortés (born 1984), Chilean footballer
David Cortés (Colombian footballer) (born 1992), Colombian footballer
David Cortés (Spanish footballer) (born 1979), Spanish footballer
Deyman Cortés (born 2000), Colombian footballer
Diego Cortés (born 1998), Mexican footballer
Eduardo Cortes (born 1993), Mexican footballer
Efraín Cortés (born 1984), Colombian footballer
Fabián Núñez Cortés (born 1992), Chilean footballer
Félix Cortés (born 1989), Chilean footballer
Fernando Cortés (footballer) (born 1988), Mexican footballer
Fran Cortés (born 1986), Spanish footballer
Gerardo Cortés (born 1988), a Chilean footballer
Gilberto Cortés (born 1995), Colombian footballer
Javier Cortés (born 1989), Mexican footballer
José Cortés (footballer) (born 1994), Colombian footballer
Julio César Cortés (born 1941), Uruguayan footballer and coach
Kevin Manzano Cortés (born 1999), Spanish footballer
Martín Miguel Cortés (born 1983), Argentine footballer
Maurício Cortés (born 1997), Colombian footballer
Nilson Cortes (born 1977), Colombian footballer
Oriol Cortes (born 1989), Spanish footballer
Óscar Cortés (footballer, born 1968 or 1970) , Colombian footballer
Rafael García Cortés (born 1958), Spanish footballer
Ramiro Cortés (footballer) (1931–2016), Chilean footballer
Ranulfo Cortés (born 1934), Mexican footballer
Roberto Cortés (Chilean footballer) (1902–1975), Chilean football goalkeeper
Roberto Carlos Cortés (born 1977), Colombian football defender
Róger Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer
Santiago Cortés (footballer) (1945–2011), El Salvadoran footballer
Víctor Cortés (born 1976), Colombian footballer
Walter Cortés (born 2000), Costa Rican footballer
Other sports
Alejandro Cortés (born 1977), Colombian road cyclist
Beatriz Gómez Cortés (born 1994), Spanish Olympic swimmer
Cecelia Cortes (born 1989), professional squash player
Federico Cortés (born 1937), Argentine cyclist
Gaston Cortes (born 1985), Argentinian international rugby union player
Gerardo Cortes Sr. (1928–?), a Chilean modern pentathlete
Gerardo Cortes Jr. (born 1959), a Chilean modern pentathlete, and son of Gerardo Cortes Sr.
Jaime Cortés (born 1964), Colombian tennis player
Jesús Iglesias Cortés (born 1968), Spanish swimmer
Máximo Cortés (born 1988), Spanish racing driver
Omar Cortés (born 1977), Spanish gymnast
Onix Cortés (born 1988), Cuban judoka
Peter Cortes (born 1947), American rower
Phil Cortes (born 1982), Canadian racing cyclist
Ramiro Cortés (basketball) (1931–1977), Uruguayan basketball player
Ricardo Cortés (born 1980), Mexican boxer
Sergio Cortés (born 1968), Chilean tennis player
Other people
Beltrán Cortés (1908–1984), Costa Rican murderer
Corinna Cortes (born 1961), Danish computer scientist
Enric Cortès (born 1939), Catalan Capuchin and biblical scholar
Ernesto Cortes , American community activist
Irene Cortes (1921–1996), Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Jorge Cortés , Spanish academic engineer
José Cortés de Madariaga (1766-1826), Chilean patriot
José Muñoz Cortés (1948–1997), Greek clergyman
Juan Donoso Cortés (1809-1853), Spanish counter-revolutionary, author, and theologian
Luis G. Cortes , Spanish chess player
Manuel Cortes (born 1967), British trade unionist
Margarita Letelier Cortés , Chilean entrepreneur
Martín Cortés de Albacar (1510–1582), Spanish cosmographer
Martín Cortés (son of Malinche) (1523–?), son of Hernán Cortés and La Malinche
Martín Cortés, 2nd Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1532–1589), Spanish noble, son of Hernán Cortes
Oralia Garza de Cortes , librarian, advocate, and bibliographer
Xavier Cortés Rocha (born 1943), Mexican architect and former rector of the UNAM
See also
References