almost 500 years old. The modern city of San Francisco de Campeche was founded in 1540 by Francisco de Montejo upon the site of Can Pech, the former capital...

young woman from San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, works in Mexico City and lives at the home of her godmother, Esperanza (Carmen Montejo). One day, a...

San Miguel de Bernuy is a municipality located in the province of Segovia, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016, the municipality has a population of 148...

San Miguel de Valero is a municipality located in the province of Salamanca, Castile and León, Spain. As of 2016, the municipality had a population of...

Francisco de Montejo set sail from Spain with a small fleet. He left garrisons on the east coast, and subjugated the northeast of the peninsula. Montejo then...

Canul Maya refused to submit and Montejo the Younger sent his cousin against them (also called Francisco de Montejo); Montejo the Younger remained in Campeche...

became important, San Pedro de Puerto Caballos (later to become San Pedro Sula) and Gracias a Dios. In 1537, Francisco de Montejo was appointed governor...

Empire by Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado", his son Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo" and his nephew, Francisco de Montejo "el Sobrino". El Adelantado...

did not convince Gonzalo. According to Robert S. Chamberlain, Francisco de Montejo discovered that Guerrero was the military captain of Chectumal. He tried...

and Spain. The colony had been protected by the adjacent Fort San Miguel. Santa Cruz de Nuca was the only verified Spanish settlement in what is now Canada...