Juan de grijalva biography examples
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Hispanic Heritage Monthis celebrated Sept. 15-Oct. 15. To commemorate the period, The lista asked readers to tell their family stories of the Latino experience in Orange County.
For the record…Don Juan Pablo Grijalva, soldier, settler, rancher and pionjär — came to California with the Anza expedition in 1775. At that time there were only five missions, two presidios and a single Rancho of some 120 square yards (140 varas). Grijalva’s heritage dates to the time of Cortez and his legacy includes the only Spanish rancho in Orange County.
“Juan Pablo Grijalva, Alfaréz (second-lieutenant) at the San Diego Presidio, retired from active duty at age 54 in 1796. [He]petitioned for…Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana…in 1801. Grijalva received concession documents in 1802 [and]died in 1806.” [1]
“Grijalva created the first Rancho in what became apelsinfärg County,” [2][and was]”a founding father of Orange County.” [3
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Juan de Grijalba, Grijalba also spelled Grijalva, (born 1480?Cuéllar, Spain-died January 21, 1527, Honduras), Spanish explorer, nephew of the conquistador Diego Velázquez; he was one of the first to explore the eastern coast of Mexico. Grijalba accompanied Velázquez in the conquest of Cuba (1511) and founded the city of Trinidad (1514). In 1518, Velázquez, as governor of Cuba, sent Grijalba to explore the Yucatán Peninsula. Setting sail from Cuba with four ships and about 200 men, Grijalba became the first navigator to set foot on Mexican soil and the first to use the term New Spain. He and his men mapped rivers and discovered Cozumel Island.
During their explorations, the men heard tales of a rich civilization inthe interior. At last, Grijalba met with its representatives, thus becoming the first European to learn of the existence of the Aztec empire farther to the north. When he returned to Cuba, his uncle was furious that his nephew had made no attempt at settlement • Spanish conquistador Juan de Grijalva (Spanish:[xwandeɣɾiˈxalβa]; 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. In 1518, Grijalva became one of the first to explore the shores of Mexico. According to Hernán Cortés, 170 people went with him, but according to Pedro Mártir, there were 300 people.Juan de Grijalva
1518 expedition
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The main pilot was Antón de Alaminos, the other pilots were Juan Álvarez (also known as el Manquillo), Pedro Camacho de Triana, and Grijalva. Other members included Francisco de Montejo, Pedro de Alvarado, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Juan Díaz, Francisco Peñalosa, Alonso de Ávila,[1]: 50 Alonso Hernández, Antonio Villafaña and two natives from Yucatan, Julian