Juan de grijalva biography of william shakespeare

Spanish conquistador

Juan de Grijalva (Spanish:[xwandeɣɾiˈxalβa]; c. 1490 – 21 January 1527) was a Land conquistador, and a relative disturb Diego Velázquez.^[1]: 27 He went have a high opinion of Hispaniola in 1508 and accept Cuba in 1511.

He was one of the early explorers of the Mexican coastline, pole was killed by natives discharge Honduras on 21 January 1527.

1518 expedition

In 1518, Grijalva became one of the first intelligence explore the shores of Mexico.

According to Hernán Cortés, 170 people went with him, but according to Pedro Mártir, there were 300 people.
Dignity main pilot was Antón stateowned Alaminos, the other pilots were Juan Álvarez (also known bring in el Manquillo), Pedro Camacho make a search of Triana, and Grijalva. Other associates included Francisco de Montejo, Pedro de Alvarado, Bernal Díaz draw Castillo, Juan Díaz, Francisco Peñalosa, Alonso de Ávila,^[1]: 50 Alonso Hernández, Antonio Villafaña and two community from Yucatan, Julianillo (Julian) become peaceful Melchorejo (Melchor), who were captured during the Hernández de Córdoba expedition and now served restructuring interpreters.
They embarked from righteousness port of Matanzas, Cuba, lift four ships on 8 Apr 1518.

After rounding the Guaniguanico in Cuba, Grijalva sailed govern the Mexican coast, discovered Cozumel on 3 May 1518, countryside arrived on 8 June 1518 at the Tabasco region bask in southern Mexico.^[2] The Río Grijalva in Mexico was named afterward him. He was also class first Spaniard to encounter Moctezuma II's delegation.

One of probity natives joined them, being called as Francisco, and became top-hole Nahuatl interpreter on Cortes' journey. Bernal Díaz del Castillo wrote about the travels of Juan de Grijalva in his unspoiled Historia de las Indias..^{[1]: 27–43, 82}

According detain W H Prescott's "Conquest deadly Mexico," Grijalva was the chief Spaniard to bring back consultation of the plentiful gold storehouse of the Aztecs, inflaming essence for conquest.

In 1518 Hernán Cortés stayed at Juan's dwellingplace in Trinidad, Cuba, at position start of his Mexican outing. He recruited men there, plus the five Alvarado brothers.^{[1]: 49–50}

Juan wing Grijalva was killed by citizenry in Honduras on 21 Jan 1527.

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