![TIL Nike's Cortez shoes were going to be called Aztec, but Adidas threatened legal action because of their Azteca Gold shoes. In response Nike decided to name the new model after Hernán TIL Nike's Cortez shoes were going to be called Aztec, but Adidas threatened legal action because of their Azteca Gold shoes. In response Nike decided to name the new model after Hernán](https://external-preview.redd.it/xJb13YHjg5o1FawZQWwr7l72ZqDnnjNG4C08GYA2WnY.jpg?auto=webp&s=82db12130456db07c6692db7758ad45431c7323c)
TIL Nike's Cortez shoes were going to be called Aztec, but Adidas threatened legal action because of their Azteca Gold shoes. In response Nike decided to name the new model after Hernán
![Base of the Statue of the Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes in Which he Rests His Foot on the Head of an Aztec Idol. Editorial Photography - Image of spanish, aztec: 139651017 Base of the Statue of the Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes in Which he Rests His Foot on the Head of an Aztec Idol. Editorial Photography - Image of spanish, aztec: 139651017](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/z/base-statue-spanish-conquistador-hernan-cortes-which-rests-his-foot-head-aztec-idol-medellin-139651017.jpg)
Base of the Statue of the Spanish Conquistador Hernan Cortes in Which he Rests His Foot on the Head of an Aztec Idol. Editorial Photography - Image of spanish, aztec: 139651017
![icee on Twitter: "the origin of the name for the Nike Cortez is kinda wild if u ask me https://t.co/l8F7N8qEcc" / Twitter icee on Twitter: "the origin of the name for the Nike Cortez is kinda wild if u ask me https://t.co/l8F7N8qEcc" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMQ--GvVUAAE75n.jpg:large)