Juan de Grijalva [SEP] place of death
Juan de Grijalva
Juan de Grijalva (; born c. 1490 in Cuéllar, Crown of Castille – 21 January 1527 in Honduras) was a Spanish conquistador, and relation of Diego Velázquez. He went to Hispaniola in 1508 and to Cuba in 1511. He was one of the early explorers of the Mexican coastline.
1518 expedition.
In 1518 Grijalva was one of the earliest to explore the shores of Mexico. According to Hernán Cortés, 170 people went with him, but according to Pedro Mártir, there were 300 people
gave Grijalva, Tabscoob gold armor in the shape of a leaf and a feather headdress. Grijalva gave the Maya ruler his green velvet doublet.
Hernán Cortés.
Hernán Cortés First contact.
on March 12, 1519, the Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés arrived at the mouth of the Grijalva river. He decided to have his ships drop anchor and enter the river in skiffs, in search of the great city of Potonchán described by Juan de Grijalva.
Cortés landed right at the mouth of the river, at a place