Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca
Spanish noble, son of Hernán Cortes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other people with the same name, see Martín Cortés.
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Cortés and the second or maternal family name is Zúñiga.
Don Martín Cortés y Zúñiga, 2nd Marquess of the Valley of Oaxaca (1532–1589) was the son and designated heir of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés by his second wife, Doña Juana de Zúñiga. Don Martín shared his name with an elder half-brother, whose mother was Doña Marina. He was involved with a conspiracy of encomenderos, was investigated, tried, and spared the death penalty.