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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Birth
Cuellar, Provincia de Segovia, Castilla y León, Spain
Death
1524 (aged 58–59)
Santiago de Cuba, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Burial
Santiago de Cuba, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba Add to Map
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Explorer, 1st Governor of Cuba, 5th Governor of the Indies. Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered and governed Cuba on behalf of Spain and moved Havana from the south coast of western Cuba to the north coast, placing it well as a port for Spanish trade.
Explorer, 1st Governor of Cuba, 5th Governor of the Indies. Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered and governed Cuba on behalf of Spain and moved Havana from the south coast of western Cuba to the north coast, placing it well as a port for Spanish trade.

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  • Originally Created by: Ola K Ase
  • Added: Oct 21, 2020
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/217555328/diego-vel%C3%A1zquez_de_cu%C3%A9llar: accessed ), memorial page for Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465–1524), Find a Grave Memorial ID 217555328, citing Santa Basilica Metropolitana Iglesia Catedral, Santiago de Cuba, Municipio de Santiago de Cuba, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba; Maintained by Find a Grave.