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Francisco 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.
- Spanish
- Conquistador
- c. 1553 (aged 73–74), Spain
Francisco de Montejo. Spanish explorer. Learn about this topic in these articles: Spanish conquest of Yucatan. In Mexico: Expansion of Spanish rule.
Learn about Francisco de Montejo, a Spanish conquistador who fought with Hernán Cortés and later conquered Yucatán and Honduras. Find out his biography, achievements, and sources of information.
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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 conquistador, who in 1542 founded the city of Mérida, capital of State of Yucatán, Mexico.
- Spanish
- Francisco de Montejo y León, 1508, Spain
- El Mozo
- Conquistador
Jan 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...
Conoce la vida y obra de Francisco de Montejo, uno de los principales protagonistas de la conquista de Yucatán y Tabasco. Descubre sus orígenes, sus viajes, sus logros y sus desafíos en el Nuevo Mundo.
Francisco de Montejo, 1527–1528. Francisco de Montejo and Alonso d' Ávila, 1531–1535. Conquest and settlement in northern Yucatán, 1540–1546. Petén Basin, 1618–1697. See also. Notes. Citations. References. Further reading. Spanish conquest of Yucatán. See also: Spanish conquest of Guatemala and Spanish conquest of Petén.
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