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Diego de Mazariegos y Porres ( Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1957
Boletín del Archivo Nacional, Volume 55
p206
Diego de Mazariegos y Porres ( Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1957Boletín del Archivo Nacional, Volume 55
p206
conquistador
Conquistadors (, ) or conquistadores (, ; meaning 'conquerors') were the explorer-soldiers of the Spanish and Portuguese Empires of the 15th and 16th centuries. During the Age of Discovery, conquistadors sailed beyond Europe to the Americas, O ...
. He conquered Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
in Mexico, and in 1528, together with Andrés de la Tovilla
Andrés de la Tovilla (1513–1554) was a Spanish '' conquistador'' and soldier in the Americas. He was born about 1513 in Cazorla, Spain. He is most remembered as a participant in the expedition to Mexico (1520) led by Panfilo de Narváez and the ...
, founded San Cristóbal de las Casas
San Cristóbal de las Casas (), also known by its native Tzotzil name, Jovel (), is a town and municipality located in the Central Highlands region of the Mexican state of Chiapas. It was the capital of the state until 1892, and is still consid ...
(as ''Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles'') and Chiapa de Corzo (as ''Villa Real de Chiapa de los Indios''). He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Chiapas from 1528 to 1529.
See also
*Spanish conquest of Chiapas
The Spanish conquest of Chiapas was the campaign undertaken by the Spanish '' conquistadores'' against the Late Postclassic Mesoamerican polities in the territory that is now incorporated into the modern Mexican state of Chiapas. The region ...
References
Spanish conquistadors 1536 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Spain-hist-stub