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  1. San José del Valle was conquered by the Christians at the beginning of the 14th century, but it was not until the end of the 16th century that half-hearted attempts were made to repopulate the village.

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    January–October: The Juan de Grijalva Expedition explores the Yucatan and southern part of Mexico's Gulf Coast. Some of those who took part, including Bernal Diaz del Castillo and Pedro de Alvarado, would later Join Cortes' expedition. November 18: Hernan CortesExpedition sets out from Cuba.

    March 24: Cortes and his men fight the Maya of Potonchan. After winning the battle, the Lord of Potonchan would give Cortes gifts, including an enslaved girl Malinali, who would go on to be better known as Malinche, Cortes' invaluable interpreter and mother of one of his children. April 21: Cortes Expedition reaches San Juan de Ulua. June 3:Spanish...

    March 5: Governor Velazquez of Cuba sends Panfilo de Narvaezto rein in Cortes and regain control of the expedition. May:Cortes leaves Tenochtitlan to deal with Narvaez. May 20: Pedro de Alvarado orders the massacre of thousands of Aztec noblesat the Festival of Toxcatl. May 28–29: Cortes defeats Narvaez at the Battle of Cempoalaand adds his men and...

    February: Cuauhtemocbecomes eleventh Tlatoani of the Mexica. April 28: Brigantines launched in Lake Texcoco. May 22: Siege of Tenochtitlan formally begins: Causeways blockaded as the brigantines attack from the water. August 13:Cuauhtemoc is captured while fleeing Tenochtitlan. This effectively ends the resistance of the Aztec Empire. Sources 1. Di...

  2. Nov 9, 2009 · When Cortés learned that a Spanish force from Cuba led by Pánfilo Narváez were arriving to strip him of his command and arrest him for disobeying orders, Cortés fled the city.

  3. Hernán (do) Cortés, Marqués del Valle de Oaxaca (1485 – December 2, 1547) was a Spanish explorer, military commander, and colonizer whose daring conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico for Spain in 1521 led to the eventual subjugation and effective elimination of native American culture in Mesoamerica.

  4. San José del Valle is a municipality located in the province of Cádiz, southern Spain.

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  6. From 1512 to 1515, seven settlements were established: Baracoa, Bayano, Trinidad, Sancti Spíritus, La Habana (Havana), Puerto Príncipe, and Santiago de Cuba. In 1515 the island was named Fernandina, but the customary name of Cuba was the one that later prevailed.

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