Famous People with Name Cortes

Victoriano Castellanos Cortes            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Victoriano Castellanos Cortes: was President of Honduras 4 February - 11 December 1862.On February 3, 1860 elected vice president of the nation, being the President General Jose Santos Guardiola, who was killed in Comayagua un January 11, 1862 for his own Presidential Guard. Mr. Victoriano took the provisional government of the nation a February 4 of that year, in the town of Guarita, today part of the Department of Lempira when returning from traveling from the Republic of El Salvador and transfer the Capital of Honduras from Santa Rosa city. The Government House was situated opposite corner to the Central Market North side, although it says was owned by Mr. Luis Toro, inheriting their children later. In another house owned by Mr. Castellanos Cortes lodge a legislative chamber. After a while ruling decided to move the capital back to Comayagua.

Edson Raúl Puch Cortés            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Edson Raúl Puch Cortés: is an Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Iquique as midfielder. Because his notable performance in Municipal Iquique during the Torneo de Apertura 2009, during May the coach Marcelo Bielsa called up to Puch for play the Kirin Cup 2009 with Chile. He debuted for the national team in a 4–0 defeat against Japan as a 46th minute substitute for Jorge Valdivia. After of his participation in the Kirin Cup, he was nominated for play against Slovakia on 17 November 2009. On 20 January 2010, he once was nominated for the national team for play a friendly match against Panama, he started the match as titular for after be replaced in the 82nd minute by Eduardo Vargas. Puch played the full 90 minutes in the last match of Marcelo Bielsa in Chile against United States on 22 January 2011.

Juan Andrés Toloza Cortés            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Juan Andrés Toloza Cortés: is a Chilean football midfielder who plays for Colo-Colo, on loan from the Chilean team Unión San Felipe. In 2010 he took part in the Copa Sudamericana with his team Unión San Felipe, scoring a goal in the 4–2 victory against LDU Quito, in the Round of 16 of the competition.

Carlos Echeverri Cortés            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Carlos Echeverri Cortés: was a Colombian economist and diplomat who served as ad interim 5th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and as Ambassador of Colombia to Peru and Mexico. During his ambassadorship in Peru he became an enemy of the administration of President Manuel Arturo Odría Amoretti for granting political asylum to the politician Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, an action that drove the Peruvian Government to mount a five year struggle harassing embassy staff and personnel, and forming a military blockade around the Colombian Embassy where Haya was housed, this because Lima had refused to grant safe conduct for Haya to leave the country and Ambassador Echeverri refused to give him up.

Sebastian Saavedra            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Sebastian Saavedra: is a Colombian racing driver. Born in Bogotá, Colombia, Piedrahita began his driving career at age of 7 karting in Mexico. Piedrahita transitioned to auto racing in 2009 competing in the LATAM Challenge Series where he gained 2 podiums, finished 7th in overall points and 2nd in the rookie standings.