Francisco de Montejo the Elder

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Francisco de Montejo the Elder was a Spanish conquistador best known for leading the protracted and brutal campaign to conquer the Yucatán Peninsula in the early 16th century.

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instanceOf Spanish conquistador ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado ⓘ
Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez de la Cámara ⓘ
attemptedConquestOf Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
birthCountry Spain ⓘ
birthPlace Crown of Castile ⓘ
Salamanca ⓘ
birthYear 1479 ⓘ
centuryActive 16th century ⓘ
child Francisco de Montejo the Younger ⓘ
Juan de Montejo ⓘ
colonialOffice Governor of Yucatán (nominal) ⓘ
commissionedBy Council of the Indies ⓘ
conflictType conquest warfare ⓘ
deathCountry Spain ⓘ
deathPlace Seville ⓘ
deathYear 1553 ⓘ
ethnicGroupConfronted Maya peoples ⓘ
family Montejo family ⓘ
grantedBy Capitulation for the conquest of Yucatán from the Spanish Crown ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
knownFor campaigns in the Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
conquest of Yucatán ⓘ
role in Spanish colonization of Mesoamerica ⓘ
ledCampaign first Spanish entrada into Yucatán (1527–1528) ⓘ
second Spanish entrada into Yucatán (1531–1535) ⓘ
third phase of the conquest of Yucatán with his son ⓘ
legacy initiated Spanish domination over Maya polities in Yucatán ⓘ
remembered for prolonged and brutal campaigns against the Maya ⓘ
militaryRank captain ⓘ
monarchServed Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor ⓘ
name Francisco de Montejo ⓘ
nationality Spanish ⓘ
occupation conquistador ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire ⓘ
expeditions to Central America ⓘ
regionOfActivity Caribbean ⓘ
New Spain ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
servedUnder Hernán Cortés ⓘ
spouse Beatriz de Herrera ⓘ
title Adelantado of Yucatán ⓘ
linked to: Adelantado mayor

Governor of Yucatán ⓘ

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Spanish conquest of Guatemala → commander → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Mérida → foundedBy → Francisco de Montejo the Younger ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Spanish conquest of Yucatán → commander → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Spanish conquest of Yucatán → commander → Francisco de Montejo the Younger ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Francisco de Montejo the Elder → name → Francisco de Montejo ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Francisco de Montejo the Elder → alsoKnownAs → Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Francisco de Montejo the Elder → alsoKnownAs → Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez de la Cámara ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Paseo de Montejo → namedAfter → Francisco de Montejo ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Spanish conquest of Central America → involves → Francisco de Montejo ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Francisco de Montejo the Nephew → relative → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Montejo family → member → Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado" ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Beatriz de Herrera → spouse → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Juan de Montejo → father → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Juan de Montejo → relative → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Juan de Montejo → heirOf → Francisco de Montejo the Elder ⓘ
Francisco de Montejo neighborhood → namedAfter → Francisco de Montejo ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Casa de Montejo → builtFor → Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado" ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Museo Casa Montejo → namedAfter → Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado" ⓘ
linked to: Francisco de Montejo the Elder