Juan de Grijalva
Juan de Grijalva (born around 1489 in Cuéllar - January 21 1527) was a Spanish conquistador. Some authors said he was from the same familly as Diego Velázquez.He went to Hispaniola en 1508 and to Cuba in 1511.
He was one of the earliest to explore the shores of Mexico. He left Cuba with four ships in April 1518. According to Hernán Cortés, 170 people went with him, but according to Pedro Mártir, there were 300 people.
The main pilot was Antón de Alaminos, the other pilots were Juan ÃÂlverez (also known as el Manquillo), Pedro Camacho de Triana, and Grijalva.
Other members included Francisco de Montejo, Pedro de Alvarado, Juan DÃÂaz, Francisco Peñalosa, Alonso de ÃÂvila, Alonso Hernández, Julianillo, Melchorejo, Antonio Villafaña.
He arrived on May 1, at the Cape of Guaniguanico in the South of Mexico.
RÃÂo Grijalva (Mexico) was named after him. Bernal DÃÂaz del Castillo wrote about the travell of Juan de Grijalva in his book.
He died in Nicaragua in 1527.