1984 Death Ramiro Cortes, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah, dies at 50 in Salt Lake City, Utah 1933 Birthday Ramiro Cortes, born in Dallas, Texas, composer, Fulbright Fellow, taught composition at University of California, University of Utah 1932 Event Spanish Cortes grants Catalonia autonomy 1931 Event Spanish Cortes agrees to separation of Church and State 1931 Event Spanish Cortes accept general female suffrage 1873 Event Spanish Cortes fires king Amadeus I 1870 Event Spanish Cortes selects King Amadeus I 1808 Birthday Jose de Espronceda y Delgado, Spanish revolutionary/poet, Cortes 1581 Event Cortes van Thomar accepts Philip II as king of Portugal 1581 Event Portugese Cortes subjects himself on Philip II 1581 Event Portugese Cortes calls Philip II king of Portugal 1547 Death Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians 1522 Event Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico 1520 Event Battle of Otumba Mexico: Hernan Cortes and Tlascala's vs Aztecs 1520 Event Spanish conquerors under Cortes take gold from Aztecs 1519 Event 1st meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in Mexico 1519 Event 2nd Battle of Tehuacingo, Mexico: Hernan Cortes vs Tlascala Aztecs