Grijalva, Juan de, -1527
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- NUCMC data from Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division for Itinerario del armata del Rey Católico in India verso la Isola de Iucatan del anno M.D.XVIII. al la quale fu presidente il capitano generale Johan de Grisalva: Il quale e facto per lo cappellano maggiore de dicta armata, et mandato a sua alteza, ca. 1518-1550 (Johan de Grisalva; also Juan de Grijalva)
- LC database, May 18, 2007(hdg.: Grijalva, Juan de, d. 1527)
- Wikipedia, May 18, 2007(Juan de Grijalva; Spanish conquistador; b. ca. 1489 in Cuéllar; d. Jan. 21, 1527 in Nicaragua)
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Wikipedia description:
Juan de Grijalva (Spanish: [xwan de ɣɾiˈxalβa]; c. 1490 – 21 January 1527) was a Spanish conquistador, and a relative of Diego Velázquez.: 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.
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