Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
- Martín Cortés, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca
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Don Martín Cortés y Zúñiga, 2nd Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (1532–1589) was the son of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés by his second wife, Juana de Zúñiga, and was Cortés' designated heir. Don Martín shared his name with an elder half-brother, whose mother was doña Marina.
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- 1589 deaths
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