Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi

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Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi was a Spanish colonial governor and military leader best known for leading the 1697 campaign that ended the last independent Maya kingdom at Nojpetén.

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Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish colonial official ⓘ
colonial governor ⓘ
human ⓘ
military leader ⓘ
birthPlace Kingdom of Navarre ⓘ
Navarre ⓘ
birthYear 1653 ⓘ
causeOfFame subjugation of the last independent Maya polity ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 17th century ⓘ
18th century ⓘ
commanded Spanish forces in the conquest of Nojpetén ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Spain ⓘ
deathYear 1715 ⓘ
endTimeOfPositionHeld_GovernorOfThePhilippines 1715 ⓘ
endTimeOfPositionHeld_GovernorOfYucatán 1708 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Basque ⓘ
familyName Arizmendi ⓘ
Ursúa ⓘ
givenName Martín ⓘ
historicalPeriod Spanish colonial era in the Americas ⓘ
Spanish colonial era in the Philippines ⓘ
militaryConflict 1697 Nojpetén campaign ⓘ
Spanish conquest of the Itza ⓘ
militaryRank general ⓘ
nobleTitle Spanish nobleman ⓘ
notableFor ending the last independent Maya kingdom at Nojpetén ⓘ
leading the 1697 campaign against the Itza Maya ⓘ
notableWork conquest of Nojpetén ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
partOf Spanish Empire ⓘ
positionHeld Governor of Yucatán ⓘ
Governor of the Philippines ⓘ
regionOfActivity Petén Basin ⓘ
linked to: Maya lowlands

Philippines ⓘ
Yucatán Peninsula ⓘ
religion Catholicism ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
startTimeOfPositionHeld_GovernorOfThePhilippines 1709 ⓘ
startTimeOfPositionHeld_GovernorOfYucatán 1692 ⓘ

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Itza Maya → conqueredBy → Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi ⓘ
Tayasal → conqueredBy → Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi ⓘ
Nojpetén → conqueredBy → Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi ⓘ
subject linked to: Nojpetén island city
Nojpetén → conqueredBy → Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi ⓘ
Nojpetén → conqueredBy → Martín de Ursúa y Arizmendi ⓘ
subject linked to: Maya city of Nojpetén