Diego de Mazariegos y Porres ( Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1957
Boletín del Archivo Nacional, Volume 55
p206 conquistador. He conquered Chiapas 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 cons ...

(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.

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Spanish conquistadors 1536 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Spain-hist-stub

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