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title: Juan de Grijalva Meeting a Maya Chief
author: Alfonsobouchot
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16225/juan-de-grijalva-meeting-a-maya-chief/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-08-01
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# Juan de Grijalva Meeting a Maya Chief
_Authored by Alfonsobouchot_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16225.png)
## Image Caption
A detail of a mural showing [Juan de Grijalva](https://www.worldhistory.org/Juan_de_Grijalva/) (1489-1527), the Spanish [conquistador](https://www.worldhistory.org/Conquistador/) who explored the coast of Mexico in 1518, meeting a [Maya](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Maya/) chief on the Tabasco coast.
## Cite This Work
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Alfonsobouchot. (2022, August 01). Juan de Grijalva Meeting a Maya Chief. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
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### MLA
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grijalva_y_Tabscoob.jpg) by [**Alfonsobouchot**](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Grijalva_y_Tabscoob.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 01 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.