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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba.
Jul 13, 2022 · Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar is known as the conqueror of Cuba in 1511-1513 and as the governor of Cuba who sent Spanish expeditions of exploration to Mexico. What is the importance of Diego Velázquez in the early history of the Spanish Empire in the New World?
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Jul 11, 2022 · A 1728 illustration of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465-1524) was a Spanish conquistador who conquered Cuba in 1511, became the island’s governor for the next decade, and sponsored the expedition of Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) which conquered the Aztecs in Mexico.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a conquistador and the first Spanish governor of Cuba. Velázquez sailed to the New World in 1493 on the second voyage of Christopher Columbus. Columbus’ eldest son, Diego Columbus, later entrusted Velázquez with the conquest of Cuba under the title of adelantado.
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May 15, 2015 · Diego Velazquez de Cuellar was a conquistador and colonial administrator, and the man who authorized Hernan Cortes' 1519 expedition of conquest.
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