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Jul 28, 2023 · A short biographical video on Diego Velazquez de Cuellar exploring his life as a Spanish conquistador and the founder of the city of Havana. #history #docu...
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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 (also spelt Velásquez, 1465-1524) was a Spanish conquistador who conquered Cuba in 1511, became the island's first governor for the next decade, and sponsored expeditions...
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (born c. 1465, Cuéllar, Spain—died 1524, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) 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.
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The oldest house in Cuba and Latin America, Casa Diego Velazquez 1515-1530.Renovated between 1965-70 opened as a museum in 1970.This House is cultural patrim...
Jul 13, 2022 · Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar es conocido por ser el conquistador de Cuba en 1511-1513 y por ser el gobernador de Cuba que envió expediciones españolas de exploración a México. ¿Cuál es la importancia de Diego Velázquez en la historia temprana del Imperio español en el Nuevo Mundo?
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May 15, 2015 · Diego Velazquez de Cuellar (1464-1524) was a conquistador and Spanish colonial administrator. He is not to be confused with Diego Rodriguez de Silva y Velazquez, the Spanish painter generally referred to simply as Diego Velazquez.