Cortes, the name given in Spain and Portugal to the assembly of representatives of the nation, the origin and history of which varied greatly in the different kingdoms out of which modern Spain is formed. See ARAGON, CASTILE, &c.; also SPAIN and PORTUGAL.
Cortes
Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 3: Catarrh to Dion, p. 498
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