Juan de Grijalva (Spanish: [xwan de ɣɾiˈxalβa]; born c. 1490 in Cuéllar, Crown of Castile – 21 January 1527 in Honduras) was a Spanish conquistador, and... 3 KB (287 words) - 22:24, 27 February 2024 |
of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba and Juan de Grijalva—warned the Chontal to take precautions. On June 8, 1518, Juan de Grijalva landed in the province... 7 KB (987 words) - 00:10, 10 March 2024 |
named after Spanish conquistador Juan de Grijalva who visited the area in 1518. This river is born in the Sierra de los Cuchumatanes in the department... 5 KB (457 words) - 15:01, 28 March 2024 |
Potonchán (section Arrival of Juan de Grijalva in 1518) River, which the Spanish renamed the Grijalva River, in the current Mexican state of Tabasco. Juan de Grijalva arrived to this town on June 8, 1518,... 19 KB (2,873 words) - 04:11, 10 March 2024 |
losses in a pitched battle at Champotón, forcing a retreat to Cuba. Juan de Grijalva explored the coast in 1518, and heard tales of the wealthy Aztec Empire... 123 KB (16,002 words) - 22:13, 4 April 2024 |
governor of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Juan de Grijalva's exploration of the coasts of the Yucatán Peninsula and the Gulf of... 64 KB (7,983 words) - 05:03, 27 April 2024 |
in the Gulf of Mexico overlooking the seaport of Veracruz, Mexico. Juan de Grijalva's 1518 expedition named the island. On March 30, 1519, Hernan Cortés... 12 KB (1,393 words) - 09:19, 24 April 2024 |