Francisco de Montejo the Nephew

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Francisco de Montejo the Nephew was a 16th-century Spanish conquistador who played a leading role in the military campaigns that subjugated the Maya peoples of the Yucatán Peninsula.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
human
military leader
activeInPlace Maya territories of Yucatán NERFINISHED
New Spain NERFINISHED
Yucatán Peninsula NERFINISHED
allegiance Spanish Crown NERFINISHED
centuryOfActivity 16th century
conflict wars of conquest against Maya city-states
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery

Spanish Golden Age NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Spaniards
hasFamilyName de Montejo NERFINISHED
hasGivenName Francisco NERFINISHED
historicalRegion Mesoamerica NERFINISHED
languageSpoken Spanish
memberOf Spanish colonial forces in Yucatán
militaryRank captain
nobleTitle hidalgo
notableFor founding and consolidation of Spanish control in Yucatán
leading role in campaigns against the Maya
notableWork conquest of Yucatán
subjugation of Maya polities in Yucatán
occupation conquistador
soldier
opponent Maya peoples of Yucatán NERFINISHED
participantIn Spanish colonization of the Americas NERFINISHED
Spanish conquest of Yucatán NERFINISHED
partOf Spanish imperial expansion in Mesoamerica
relative Francisco de Montejo the Elder NERFINISHED
Francisco de Montejo the Younger NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism

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Spanish conquest of Yucatán commander Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
Francisco de Montejo the Elder child Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo the Younger
Valladolid foundedBy Francisco de Montejo the Nephew
this entity surface form: Francisco de Montejo the Younger