Juan de Grijalva (aka Grijalba, 1489-1527) was a Spanish conquistador who explored the eastern coast of Mexico in 1518. His notable achievements included a demonstration that the Yucatán Peninsula was just that and not, as previously thought, an island. Grijalva's expedition acquired through trade certain items made of gold, and these two discoveries encouraged the Spanish to send further expeditions to the American mainland.
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1489 - 1527Life of the conquistador Juan de Grijalva.
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1511Juan de Grijalva participates in the Spanish conquest of Cuba.
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Apr 1518Juan de Grijalva leads an expedition to explore the eastern coast of Mexico.
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1525Juan de Grijalva leads the naval part of a Spanish expedition to explore northern Mexico.
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Jan 1527The Spanish conquistador Juan de Grijalva is killed in Honduras.
