What is "mendez"

Méndez is a common Spanish surname, originally a patronymic, meaning Son of Mendo or Son of Mem. The Portuguese form is Mendes. Méndez may refer to:

Mendez (2 April 1981 – 25 September 1995) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the best colts of his generation in France and produced his best performances over one mile/ 1600 metres on soft ground. As a two-year-old in 1983 he won the Prix des Chenes and was placed in both the Grand Criterium and the William Hill Futurity. In the following year he recorded Group One successes in the Prix Jean Prat and the Prix du Moulin as well as winning the Prix de Fontainebleau and finishing an unlucky third in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. He was retired from racing and had some success as a breeding stallion in France and Japan.

Mendez may refer to:

• Mendez (surname)
• Mendez (horse)
• Méndez Municipality, Tamaulipas, Mexico
• Mendez, Cavite, Philippines
• Mendez XXVI one of the main characters from the film Beneath the Planet of the Apes