Diego de Montemayor
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Diego de Montemayor was a Spanish conquistador and colonial official best known as the 16th-century founder and first leader of the city of Monterrey in present-day Mexico.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish conquistador
ⓘ
city founder ⓘ colonial official ⓘ human ⓘ |
| continentOfBirth | Europe ⓘ |
| continentOfDeath | North America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Crown of Castile
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| date | 1596 ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth |
1530
ⓘ
circa 1530 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath |
1611
ⓘ
circa 1611 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Spaniard ⓘ |
| founded |
Monterrey
ⓘ
surface form:
Ciudad Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey
Monterrey ⓘ Monterrey ⓘ
surface form:
city of Monterrey in Nuevo León
|
| hasHonorificTitle | Capitán ⓘ |
| knownFor | founder of Monterrey ⓘ |
| legacy |
considered a founding figure of the state of Nuevo León
ⓘ
recognized as the founder of Monterrey in Mexican historiography ⓘ |
| name | Diego de Montemayor self-link ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| notableEvent | third and definitive founding of Monterrey in 1596 ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of Monterrey ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
conquistador ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Spanish colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
Spanish conquest of northern New Spain ⓘ |
| partOf | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of León
ⓘ
Spain ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Monterrey
ⓘ
Nuevo Reino de León ⓘ Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
alcalde mayor
ⓘ
governor of Nuevo Reino de León ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Viceroyalty of New Spain
ⓘ
surface form:
northern New Spain
present-day northeastern Mexico ⓘ |
| religion | Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Monterrey
ⓘ
Viceroyalty of New Spain ⓘ
surface form:
New Spain
Nuevo Reino de León ⓘ |
| role |
first governor of Monterrey
ⓘ
first leader of Monterrey ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |