Juan de Grijalva

Juan de Grijalva

Juan de Grijalva (Spanish: [xwan de ɣɾiˈxalβa]; c. 1490 – 21 January 1527) was a Spanish conquistador, and a relative of Diego Velázquez.[1]: 27  He went to Hispaniola in 1508 and to Cuba in 1511. He was one of the early explorers of the Mexican coastline, and was killed by natives in Honduras on 21 January 1527.

  1. ^ Diaz de Castillo, Bernal. 1963, The Conquest of New Spain, London: Penguin Books, ISBN 0140441239