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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

(1465-1524)
Spanish conquistador; 1st colonial governor of Cuba (1511-24)
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (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. As the first governor of the island, he established several municipalities that remain important to this day and positioned Cuba as a center of trade and a staging point for expeditions of conquest elsewhere. From Cuba he chartered important expeditions that led to the Spanish discovery and conquest of the Aztec Empire.

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Born Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
1465
Cuéllar, Segovia, Spain
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12 June 1524 (aged 58)
Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
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