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 the Elder
surface form: Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado

Francisco de Montejo the Elder
surface form: 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 Nephew
surface form: 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 the Elder self-linksurface differs
surface form: Francisco de Montejo
nationality Spanish
occupation conquistador
soldier
participatedIn Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
expeditions to Central America
regionOfActivity Caribbean
Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

Yucatán Peninsula
religion Roman Catholicism
servedUnder Hernán Cortés
spouse Beatriz de Herrera
title Adelantado mayor
surface form: Adelantado of Yucatán

Governor of Yucatán

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Spanish conquest of Guatemala commander Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Mérida foundedBy Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo the Younger
Spanish conquest of Yucatán commander Francisco de Montejo the Elder
Spanish conquest of Yucatán commander Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo the Younger
Francisco de Montejo the Elder name Francisco de Montejo the Elder self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo
Francisco de Montejo the Elder alsoKnownAs Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo el Adelantado
Francisco de Montejo the Elder alsoKnownAs Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo y Álvarez de la Cámara
Paseo de Montejo namedAfter Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo
Spanish conquest of Central America involves Francisco de Montejo the Elder
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo