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	The Genealogy of Mexico
		Ochoa de Lexalde, Juan - Basque, born in 1490 the son of Martin de Laxalde and Maria de Belitequi.
		Ordaz, Pedro - From Castroverde de Campos in Leon.
		Grandsons: Antonio de Saavedra, Rodrigo Ruiz Pardo, Juan Ruiz Pardo and Luis de Avila.
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	Francisco de Montejo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Of de Montejo's early life nothing certain is known.
		De Montejo commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico on February 18, 1519.
		He was the first Spaniard to touch the shore, and assisted in the foundation of Veracruz, being appointed by Cortes a member of the first common council.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francisco_de_Montejo (327 words)

	Montejo, Francisco de - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		He served in Cuba under Diego Velásquez, later commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.
		Montejo was commissioned to conquer the Maya of Yucatán, but failed in his attempt (1527-28) to take the peninsula from the east.
		Forced to withdraw from the peninsula, he retired again to Mexico, a disillusioned and impoverished man. In 1540 he entrusted the conquest to his son, Francisco de Montejo, who by 1542 effectively subdued the western part of the peninsula, founding Campeche, Mérida, and other settlements.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-montejo.html (301 words)

	Former Tijuana mayor's son found slain after abduction \| The San Diego Union-Tribune
		Montejo's father is former Tijuana Mayor Carlos Montejo Favela, who in 1989 became the first member of the National Action Party to win election to the post.
		Thursday morning, a group of men dressed in fl grabbed Francisco Montejo as he stood near his house in the Playas de Tijuana neighborhood – a place where most homes are just minutes from the beach and where people move to escape the frantic lifestyle of downtown Tijuana.
		The style of Montejo's abduction may have been similar to that of drug trafficking groups, but Castro said it was premature to link the abduction and death to them.
	www.signonsandiego.com /uniontrib/20050402/news_7m2son.html (434 words)

	Reports Submitted to FAMSI - Angel Gongora Salas
		In this second expedition, Francisco de Montejo, who would later initiate conquest operations in the peninsula, was the captain of one of the vessels.
		Francisco de Montejo the Adelantado, born in Salamanca, finally conquered Yucatán.
		Before reaching this port, there were four depopulated leagues, so the inhabitants of the place approached to greet them before their arrival, offering them water and food, and pushing canoes on the ground to be used as water troughs for the horses, which required numerous pitchers of water to get filled.
	www.famsi.org /reports/99040/section05.htm (1005 words)

	Athena Review 2,1: Spanish Conquest of Yucatán
		In December, 1526, one of Cortés' party, the wealthy nobleman Francisco de Montejo, after persistently lobbying the Spanish crown for several years, was granted a royal contract (capitulación) to raise an army and conquer Yucatán.
		Montejo's second attempt to conquer Yucatán (1531-1535) commenced with a two-year campaign by d'Avila at Maní, Chauaca, and Chetumal, where the short-lived Villa Real was founded.
		Montejo summoned Maya lords to his base and many Xiu chieftains submitted to the Spanish crown by the end of 1541.
	www.athenapub.com /yuconq1.htm (1010 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Montejo,
		Montejo was commissioned to conquer the Maya of Yucatán, but failed in his attempt (1527-28) to take
		La Montejo y su Ariel de Oro: la noche del 29 pasado fue, para la actriz de origen cubano, la mÃ¡s emocionante de una vida plena de satisfacciones.
		Omar Montejo holds a bottle of Blanton's Single Barrel bourbon as he shows of his collection of bourbons in Coral Gables, Florida.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Montejo, (558 words)

	Francisco de Montejo (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Francisco de Montejo c.1479?c.1548 was a Spanish military man.
		This Conquistador served in Cuba under Diego Velásquez de Cuellar, later commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined Hernán Cortés in the conquest of Mexico.
		Montejo was commissioned to conquer the Maya people of Yucatán, but failed in his attempt (1527?28) to take the peninsula from the east.
	publicliterature.org.cob-web.org:8888 /en/wikipedia/f/fr/francisco_de_montejo.html (164 words)

	Francisco de Montejo y Leon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Member of the Juan de Grijalva expedition that explored the coast of Yucatan.
		In 1527 was authorized by Emperor Charles V to conquer Yucatan as governor and captain general.
		The son later founded the cities of San Francisco de Campeche and Merida.
	www.latinamericanstudies.org /montejo-jr.htm (72 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Essays: Civilizations under siege: Spain's Territorial Conquest in the Americas ...
		Several years of hard fighting gave [Montejo] control of the northern end of the peninsula, where he founded the town of Merida; and the Mayas were gradually reduced to slavery.
		Montejo burnt alive chieftains who refused to submit, cut off the arms and legs of male prisoners, and hanged the women or threw them into lakes with weights about their necks.
		Francisco Vasquez de Coronado attacked the Zuni tribe in New Mexico, then marched as far north as Kansas.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/E/conquest/siege14.htm (620 words)

	Colonial cities of Yucatan Mexico: Valladolid Yucatan
		The first government was formed by mayors Bernaldino de Villagómez and Francisco de Cieza, friends of the conquest; scribes Luis Díaz Alonso de Arévalo, Francisco Lugones, Pedro Díaz de Monxibar, Juan de la Torre, Blas González, Alonso de Villanueva and Gonzalo Guerrero, buyer and interpreter.
		Montejo, the Nephew in organizing the birth of Valladolid in Chouachá and building the walled defenses of the city underestimated the power of the Cupules.
		Montejo the Captain General was allowed to found a site in this place and it was the first city of Spanish origin in the land of the Yucatecans founded 30 October, 1527 and was designated as the headquarters.
	www.valladolidyucatan.com /history.html (1975 words)

	Merida, Yucatan - Cities Mexico - Merida, Yucatan
		History: Conquered by Francisco de Montejo in 1542, Tâho, the ancient Maya city was the location for the foundation of Merida.
		Montejo had to retreat with his army under steady harassment of local leaders.
		Francisco de Montejo, the older, finally invaded Yucatan in 1540 with a large force, and settled its capital in the Maya city of Tâho, which was renamed Merida.
	www.discoverymexico.com /Cities/Merida (530 words)

	Early Belize History, Page 4
		Francisco de Montejo as a captain and Alaminos was now the chief pilot of the small armada.
		In 1547 the new villa of Salamanca de Bacalar was comprised of only the two Pacheco cousins and a handful of their Spanish conquistador followers.
		Francisco de Montejo the nephew in northern Yucatan sent Juan de Aguilar to Bacalar to pacify the rebel town in Belize.
	ambergriscaye.com /earlyhistory/4.html (2717 words)

	AllRefer.com - Francisco de Montejo (Latin American History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		He served in Cuba under Diego VelAsquez, later commanded a vessel in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva, and joined HernAn CortEs in the conquest of Mexico.
		Montejo was commissioned to conquer the Maya of YucatAn, but failed in his attempt (1527–28) to take the peninsula from the east.
		Forced to withdraw from the peninsula, he retired again to Mexico, a disillusioned and impoverished man. In 1540 he entrusted the conquest to his son, Francisco de Montejo, who by 1542 effectively subdued the western part of the peninsula, founding Campeche, MErida, and other settlements.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Montejo.html (281 words)

	Magnificent Merida \| Planeta
		Casa de Montejo on the south side of the plaza stands on the former ceremonial center of the post-classic Maya city of T'ho.
		Francisco de Montejo, who founded the city in 1542, ordered all the pyramids and temples then standing to be destroyed, as was the custom in those times.
		Along with the parks and plazas, the Museum of Anthropology on Paseo de Montejo is certainly worth a visit.
	www.planeta.com /ecotravel/mexico/yucatan/tales/0301yucatan.html (2038 words)

	Epinions.com - Two Endangered Species from the Yucatan: Montejo and Leon
		Montejo was first brewed in 1960 and was named to honor Francisco de Montejo, the founder of the city of Merida.
		Montejo pours with a vigorous carbonation rush that kicks up a nice rocky head and that leaves a trail of tiny bubbles spinning their way upwards through the brilliantly clear golden colored elixir.
		They are normal gravity lagers that are cleanly brewed and fairly unexceptional when judged next to the masterpieces of their styles, yet both are very well suited to the hot jungles and beaches of the Yucatan Peninsula, and both have justly earned their place as true examples of the local brewing art.
	www.epinions.com /content_2998050948 (1707 words)

	The Genealogy of Mexico
		Escobar, Cristobal de Espinosa, Juan de Estrada, Francisco de Ferrer, Miguel Jimenez Florez, Francisco - Arms granted 8th of February, 1532.
		Moreno, Pedro Mota, Gaspar de la Mota, Geronimo de la Motezuma, Don Pedro de Motezuma, Don Martin Cortes de Narvaez, Andres de Nieto, Diego Hernandez Nieto, Francisco Sanchez Nunez, Andres Ochoa de Lexalde, Juan Olmos, Francisco de - Arms granted 8th of September, 1534.
		Villanueva, Pedro de Villanueva, Tomas de Zamora, Alvaro de Zamora, Francisco de Zamora, Diego Perez de Zaragoza, Juan de Zarate, Bartolome de
	members.tripod.com /~GaryFelix/index5H.htm (2017 words)

	Mexican Caribbean, México: History in the Mexican Caribbean
		The conquest of Honduras was made by Francisco de Montejo, Andrés Cereceda and Pedro de Alvarado.
		In 1523 D.C. Pedro de Alvarado began the conquest of Guatemala.
		Yucatán was dicovered in 1517 by Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, hower, was in 1526 D.C. that captain, Francisco de Montejo, the Father, began to conquer and colonizer the Peninsula.
	www.elmundomaya.com /eng/info/histo/conqui.htm (383 words)

	Campeche
		Hernandez de Cordova was so badly wounded that he died of his wounds a few days later.
		In 1527 Commander Francisco de Montejo failed to enter the land of the Campechanos, and his son, trying some years later, was also unsuccessful.
		After being conquered in 1540 A.D. by Francisco de Montejo, the younger, Campeche gained a history of being wealthy and as being the target of many a pirate raid.
	www.delange.org /Campeche/Campeche.htm (914 words)

	Francisco de Montejo - Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre
		Francisco de Montejo fue un militar y explorador español (1479 - 1553).
		Francisco de Montejo era un hombre valiente que se distinguió por su diplomacia, virtud que le valió para ser nombrado por Cortés mensajero y lo envió a España para que informara a la Corte Real de los resultados de la expedición.
		Su hijo, llamado Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo", conquistó Yucatán y fundó las ciudades de Campeche en 1540 y Mérida (Yucatán) en 1542.
	es.wikipedia.org /wiki/Francisco_de_Montejo (380 words)

	The First American Capital of Culture
		Outside the limits of the historical center is the beginning of large avenues, as the “Avenida Colon” or the “Paseo de Montejo” with French style mansions of the nineteenth century, giving to the city a senorial and distinguished character.
		In the “Paseo de Montejo” there is a recently constructed monument that deserves special attention, the “Monumento a la Patria”, a notable stone sculpture of large proportions and the best work of the sculptor Romulo Rozo.
		Not far from the heart of the city there is an old colonial building, headquarters of the “Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan”, built in 1711, as well as the elegant and modern “Teatro Jose Peon Contreras” built in 1908, abandoned during the 70’s and re-inaugurated in 1981.
	www.finetravel.com /mexico/firstamericanculture.htm (2345 words)

	Mexico: Hispanic Local History and Genealogy in the United States - Bibliographies & Guides - Local History & ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Because the family was perpetuated by four daughters, it soon became part of many other families and for this reason is a valuable adjunct to the genealogies of these additional families.
		Catálogo de las fotocopias de los documentos y periódicos yucatecos en la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Texas en Arlington = Catalogue of Yucatan documents and newspapers on microfilm in the University of Texas at Arlington Library.
		Includes dispensas de parentesco, becas y órdenes, información de cristiandad, matrimonios ultramarinos, asuntos de monjas, renuncias de becas, legitimaciones, órdenes sagradas, decretos y oficios, asuntos terminados, documentos de sacerdotes fallecidos, fallecimientos, órdenes y decretos eclesiásticos, visitas pastorales, concursos a curatos.
	www.loc.gov /rr/genealogy/bib_guid/hispanic/mexico.html (1154 words)

	Merida Yucatan Mexico. General information.
		With a population of over 600,000 inhabitants, the city of Merida was founded in 1542 by Francisco de Montejo "El Joven".
		De las Americas: Group of four treee covered parks built in 1945 as homeage to the American nations.
		Families can take a short train ride along the peripheria of the park, refresh themselves next to an artificial lake, rent a horse for their children, hire the services of the official photographer for a memory photo, pic-nic under the trees, even hang a hammock between the trees for a siesta.
	www.mayanroutes.com /midinfo.html (3211 words)

	Merida, The Playa Maya Resort
		The 6th of January 1542 was a historic day when Don Francisco de Montejo y Leon, known as “El Mozo” founded the new city of Merida upon the ruins of T’Hó.
		It is said that one of his soldiers by the name of Francisco de Almaraz suggested the name of Merida when remembering the Roman ruins of Spain’ Merida, the ancient Emerita Augusta of Roman Spain.
		Puerto de Progreso has long beaches stretching either side of the village, bathed by magnificent seawaters that are ideal for surfing.
	www.playamaya.net /merida.htm (982 words)

	Vacation at Casa Isidora Hotel, Progreso, Yucatan, Mexico
		The Palacio de Gobierno (1892), on the north side, houses 27 murals by Fernanco Castro Pacheco illustrating the somewhat violent history of Yucatan.
		A walk down Paseo Montejo is a wonderful way to view some of these mansions, many of which are completely restored, and some of whose romantic decay are food for the imagination.
		This convent is also famous for the monk Fray Diego de Landa, its founder, who burned all the Indian scripts, and then, feeling remorse for what he had done, tried to rewrite all he could remember of the ways of the Mayans.
	www.casaisidora.com /towns.php (2505 words)

	Conquistador (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The first settlement on the mainland was Darién in Panama, settled by Vasco Núñez de Balboa in 1512.
		The first of the Conquistadors to sail the vast Pacific Ocean was Miguel López de Legaspi in 1564 and arrived in the Philippine archipelago on 1565.
		In 1552, Bartolomé de las Casas published A Short Account of the Destruction of the Indies (''Brevísima relación de la destrucción de las Indias'').
	conquistador.iqnaut.net.cob-web.org:8888 (743 words)

	Campeche Mexico Travel : TravelYucatan.com
		On March 22, 1517 soldiers lead by Francisco de Montejo invaded Champoton but were defeated by Mayan warriors led by the legendary Moch Couoh.
		In 1527 and 1537 further attempts to conquer the area failed led by Commander Francisco de Mentejo and his son.
		The state-run General de Turismo office is located on the north side of the Parque Principal [main city plaza] on calle 57.
	www.travelyucatan.com /campeche_mexico.php (1635 words)

	Veloz Rent a Car, Rentadora de Autos en el Sureste de México
		Mérida was founded by the S paniard Francisco de Montejo on January 6 th on 1542.
		When the S0paniards arrived, Mérida was a large mayan city known as T'ho, situated on what is now the Main Plaza, it was conquered by the spaniards who dismantled the pyramids and used the huge stones as the foundation for the Catedral of San Idelfonso (1556-1599), the oldest Catedral on the American Continent.
		Isla Mujeres got its name from The Conqueror Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba, who was reportedly impressed by the large number of female figurines he found in temples on the island.
	www.velozrentacar.com.mx /us/sitios.php (2936 words)

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