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Francisco de Montejo
A monument of Montejo in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Born
Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez

c. 1479
Salamanca, Crown of Castille
Diedc. 1553 (aged 73–74)
Spain
NationalitySpanish
OccupationConquistador
Relatives
  • Francisco de Montejo (son)
  • Francisco de Montejo (nephew)

Francisco de Montejo (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexo]; c. 1479 – c. 1553) was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America.

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Francisco de Montejo

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Francisco de Montejo (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexo]; c. 1479 – c. 1553) was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America. Francisco de Montejo...

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Francisco de Montejo the Younger

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Francisco de Montejo y León (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexoj leˈon]; 1508 – 8 February 1565), known as "the Younger" (el Mozo), was a Spanish...

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Paseo de Montejo

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Paseo de Montejo is a notable avenue of Mérida, México. It is named after Francisco de Montejo, the Spanish conquistador who founded the city in 1542,...

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Spanish conquest of the Maya

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Canul Maya refused to submit and Montejo the Younger sent his cousin against them (also called Francisco de Montejo); Montejo the Younger remained in Campeche...

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Spanish conquest of Honduras

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became important, San Pedro de Puerto Caballos (later to become San Pedro Sula) and Gracias a Dios. In 1537, Francisco de Montejo was appointed governor....

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Maya civilization

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fall of Zaculeu, the Mam Maya capital, in 1525. Francisco de Montejo and his son, Francisco de Montejo the Younger, launched a long series of campaigns...

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Chetumal Province

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conquest of Yucatan. On 8 December 1526, the Salamancan conquistador Francisco de Montejo, who had participated in the Grijalva and Cortés expeditions from...

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Francisco Pizarro

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had a son Francisco Martín de Alcántara, who was at the conquest of Peru with his half-brother from its inception. Through his father, Francisco was a second...

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Juan de Grijalva

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Grijalva. Other members included Francisco de Montejo, Pedro de Alvarado, Juan Díaz, Francisco Peñalosa, Alonso de Ávila,: 50  Alonso Hernández, Julianillo...

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Pedro de Alvarado

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conquistadors, including Cristóbal de Olid, Gonzalo de Sandoval and Diego de Ordaz. Also aboard were Francisco de Montejo and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, veterans...

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Chichen Itza

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Sagrado remained a place of pilgrimage. In 1526, Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Montejo (a veteran of the Grijalva and Cortés expeditions) successfully petitioned...

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Hernando de Soto

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further, de Soto, upon Pedro Arias Dávila's death, left his estates in Nicaragua. Bringing his own men on ships which he hired, de Soto joined Francisco Pizarro...

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Gonzalo Guerrero

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he did not convince Gonzalo. According to Robert S. Chamberlain, Francisco de Montejo discovered that Guerrero was the military captain of Chectumal. He...

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Inca Empire

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ISBN 978-0-8223-8750-3. *Juan de Samano (9 October 2009). "Relacion de los primeros descubrimientos de Francisco Pizarro y Diego de Almagro, 1526". bloknot...

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Nachi Cocom

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for organizing armed resistance to the Spanish conquistadors under Francisco de Montejo the Younger, but was defeated in a battle at the ruins of T’ho in...

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List of governors in the Viceroyalty of New Spain

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state. 1526–1540 Francisco de Montejo (First time) 1540–1546 Francisco de Montejo, El Mozo (the younger) 1546–1549 Francisco de Montejo (Second time) 1549–1565...

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Chel family

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was the last ruler of Ah Kin Chel, and was in power in 1527 when Francisco de Montejo visited. To avoid conflict he allowed the Spaniards passage through...

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Hispanic and Latin American Belizean

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government of Yucatan in Viceroyalty of New Spain. In 1530 the conqueror Francisco de Montejo attacked the Nachankan Maya and Belize but failed to subdue the Maya...

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