Francisco de Montejo - Wikipedia
WebFrancisco de Montejo ( Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexo]; c. 1479 – c. 1553) was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America. Early years. Francisco de Montejo was born about 1473 to a family of lesser Spanish nobility in Salamanca, Spain. He never documented his parentage during his lifetime but his father was probably Juan de Montejo.
Francisco de Montejo | Spanish explorer | Britannica
WebFrancisco de Montejo. Spanish explorer. Learn about this topic in these articles: Spanish conquest of Yucatan. In Mexico: Expansion of Spanish rule.
Montejo, Francisco de (1479–1553) | Encyclopedia.com
WebFrancisco de Montejo (b. 1479; d. 1553), conquistador, important associate of Hernán Cortés, and conqueror of Yucatán and Honduras. Born in Salamanca, Montejo came to America in about 1514 and served as a conquistador under Pedro Arias de Ávila, Diego de Velásquez, and Juan de Grijalva (in 1518) before joining Cortés as one of the latter ...
Francisco de Montejo the Younger - Wikipedia
WebFrancisco de Montejo y León (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexoj leˈon]; 1508 – 8 February 1565), known as "the Younger" (el Mozo), was a Spanish conquistador, who in 1542 founded the city of Mérida, capital of State of Yucatán, Mexico.
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WebJan 24, 2020 · That year, 1527 -when Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado arrived to the eastern coast of the Yucatan Peninsula-, to 1697 -when Tayasal, the last Mayan city, located on an island in the middle...
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WebFrancisco de Montejo (Salamanca, 1479-Salamanca, 1553) fue un militar y explorador español que en su calidad de adelantado del imperio español y en compañía de su hijo y de su sobrino, los tres del mismo nombre, conquistó la península de Yucatán en el siglo XVI, entonces dominio de los pueblos mayas en el sureste del actual México.
Francisco de Montejo | Real Academia de la Historia - DB-e
WebMontejo, Francisco de. Salamanca, 1473-1479 – Sevilla, IX.1553. Conquistador, adelantado de Yucatán, gobernador de Tabasco, Honduras-Higueras y de Chiapas. Perteneció a la baja nobleza castellana, al ser su familia de hidalgos pobres y sin privilegios.
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Webviews 3,891,649 updated. Francisco de Montejo (fränthēs´kō dā mōntā´hō), c.1479–c.1548, Spanish conquistador. He served in Cuba under Diego Velásquez, later commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.
Francisco de Montejo the Younger - Wikiwand
WebFrancisco de Montejo y León ( Spanish pronunciation: [ fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexoj leˈon]; 1508 – 8 February 1565), known as " the Younger " ( el Mozo ), was a Spanish conquistador, who in 1542 founded the city of Mérida, capital of State of Yucatán, Mexico. The son of Francisco de Montejo, ca. June 1527 he sailed with his father and his ...
Montejo, Francisco de | Infoplease
WebMontejo, Francisco de fränthēsˈkō dā mōntāˈhō [ key], c.1479–c.1548, Spanish conquistador. He served in Cuba under Diego Velásquez, later commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.
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