Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew)
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Francisco de Montejo , was a Spanish conqueror. At 13 years old embarks with his uncle, Francisco de Montejo
"El Adelantado" and his cousin Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo"
toward to the conquest of Yucatán in 1527. On May 28, 1543 he founded the town of Valladolid
(present Mexican state of Yucatán
), in Chouac-Ha. A year later, Valladolid
is transferred to Zací.
In the third phase of the conquest of Yucatán, he attended the first garrison in San Pedro Champotón
, locality in which the natives began to pay tribute to the Spaniards, however, the offensive of the campaign took a long time to start because "El Adelantado" and "el Mozo", were pooling resources and soldiers, so the position was in danger because the Mayan caciques began to conspire. "The Nephew" anticipated and kidnapped the principal lords of the area leading them to his cousin in Tabasco
, where renewed vows of obedience to the crown. The name of Champotón
would change from "San Pedro" to "Salamanca de Champotón" after this incident.
Finally with resources obtained, "El Mozo" and "El Sobrino" (the Nephew) along with other captains sent by "el Adelantado", began the third and final campaign of the conquest moving from west to east of the peninsula.
"The Nephew" usually was at the forefront of military campaigns.
Francisco de Montejo "The Nephew" lived his last years in Mérida, where he died as a councilman in 1572, at the age of 55.
Francisco de Montejo
Francisco de Montejo y Alvarez was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America.Francisco de Montejo was born in Salamanca, Spain, in 1479 to Juan de Montejo and Catalina Alvarez de Tejeda. He left Spain in 1514, and arrived in Cuba in time to join Grijalva's expedition along the coast of...
"El Adelantado" and his cousin Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo"
Francisco de Montejo (el Mozo)
Francisco de Montejo y León was a spanish conqueror, he was born in 1502. Founder in 1542 of the City of Mérida, capital of State of Yucatán, Mexico. Son of Francisco de Montejo...
toward to the conquest of Yucatán in 1527. On May 28, 1543 he founded the town of Valladolid
Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....
(present Mexican state of Yucatán
Yucatán
Yucatán officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Yucatán is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 106 municipalities and its capital city is Mérida....
), in Chouac-Ha. A year later, Valladolid
Valladolid, Yucatán
Valladolid is a small city in Valladolid Municipality in the southeastern part of the Mexican state of Yucatán. Valladolid is in the inland eastern part of the state....
is transferred to Zací.
In the third phase of the conquest of Yucatán, he attended the first garrison in San Pedro Champotón
Champotón
Champotón is a small city in Champotón Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at , about 60 km south of the city of Campeche where the small Champotón river meets the coast of the Gulf of Mexico...
, locality in which the natives began to pay tribute to the Spaniards, however, the offensive of the campaign took a long time to start because "El Adelantado" and "el Mozo", were pooling resources and soldiers, so the position was in danger because the Mayan caciques began to conspire. "The Nephew" anticipated and kidnapped the principal lords of the area leading them to his cousin in Tabasco
Tabasco
Tabasco officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Tabasco is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 17 municipalities and its capital city is Villahermosa....
, where renewed vows of obedience to the crown. The name of Champotón
Champotón
Champotón is a small city in Champotón Municipality in the Mexican state of Campeche, located at , about 60 km south of the city of Campeche where the small Champotón river meets the coast of the Gulf of Mexico...
would change from "San Pedro" to "Salamanca de Champotón" after this incident.
Finally with resources obtained, "El Mozo" and "El Sobrino" (the Nephew) along with other captains sent by "el Adelantado", began the third and final campaign of the conquest moving from west to east of the peninsula.
"The Nephew" usually was at the forefront of military campaigns.
Francisco de Montejo "The Nephew" lived his last years in Mérida, where he died as a councilman in 1572, at the age of 55.