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[Gabriela]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Catlady (Rita Prince
Winston)" <catlady at w...> wrote:

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> What is the Mexican Spanish pronunciation of Hernan Cortez?
> 
Hi Rita,

It's not that different from what you would pronounce it, except the h
in spanish is silent and the z in Cortez we (in Mexico) pronounce as s. 
It's er-NAN cor-TES vs.the her-NAN-do cor-TEZZZ my teacher wanted me
to say. 

Gabriela