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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar [note 1] (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba.In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba.
Crown of Castile [1] Spanish Empire: Governorate of Cuba: Commanders and leaders; Hernán Cortés Gonzalo de Sandoval: Pánfilo de Narváez (WIA) (POW) Strength; 266 Spanish 200 Chinantec warriors: 900 Spanish: ~80 horsemen ~80 riflemen ~10 artillery; Casualties and losses; 2 Spanish killed Unknown number of Spanish wounded Indigenous losses ...
The island of Cuba was inhabited by various Native American cultures prior to the arrival of the explorer Christopher Columbus in 1492. After his arrival, Spain conquered Cuba and appointed Spanish governors to rule in Havana. The administrators in Cuba were subject to the Viceroy of New Spain and the local authorities in Hispaniola.
Spanish Suzerainty: 8 July 1763 to 27 June 1765: Ambrosio de Funes Villalpando, Count of Ricla: 27 June 1765 to 13 July 1765: Diego Manrique: 13 July 1765 to 19 March 1766: Pascual Jiménez de Cisneros: Provisional governor 19 March 1766 to 14 August 1771: Antonio María de Bucareli y Ursúa Henestrosa y Lasso de la Vega: 14 August 1771 to 18 ...
Sebastián de Ocampo circumnavigates Cuba, confirming that it is an island. 1510: Spanish set out from Hispaniola. The conquest of Cuba begins. 1511: The first governor of Cuba, the Spanish conquistador Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar leads a group of settlers in Baracoa. 1512: Indigenous Cuban resistance leader Hatuey is burned at the stake. 1519
In 1511, Diego Velázquez set out from Hispaniola to conquer what is now known as the island of Cuba and subjugate Cuba's indigenous people, the Taíno, who had previously been recorded by Christopher Columbus. Velázquez was preceded, however, by Hatuey, who fled Hispaniola with a party of four hundred in canoes and warned some of the Native ...
During the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, indigenous assistants were referred to by the indigenous word of yanakuna. Indian auxiliaries continued to be used by the Spanish to maintain control over their colonies in the Americas; frequently stationed on the frontier, they were often used to suppress anti-colonial revolts such as Arauco War.
Spanish Colonial Cuba (1515−1898) — a long historical period in the history of Cuba. It was part of the Spanish West Indies colonies, and administratively within the Viceroyalty of New Spain (colonial México).