In 1518, a Spanish explorer sailing down the coast became the first European to glimpse what we believe was Tulum. He described a citadel on a cliff with hundreds of Maya waving him in. Frightened, he declined to land and sailed onward.
Maya citadel of Tulum observed by Juan de Grijalva in 1518
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Key facts
- Juan de Grijalva sailed from Cuba to Yucatan in 1518 with a fleet of four ships
- He landed in Cozumel and took over a small town on its south end
- He sailed down the coast and observed what is believed to be Tulum
- He described Tulum as a citadel on a cliff with hundreds of Maya gathered on the coast waving him in
- Grijalva declined to land due to fear of the gathering Maya forces
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Celebraron una misa y luego, zarparon hacia Yucatán y costeando pasaron por Tulum, cabo Catoche y llegaron a Lázaro el 22 de mayo, y después a la laguna de ...
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Grijalva's expedition fleet left Cuba on 8 April 1518. He commanded 200-240 men in four ships. Two useful expedition members were Mayans taken ...
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In 1518, Velázquez, as governor of Cuba, sent Grijalba to explore the Yucatán Peninsula. Setting sail from Cuba with four ships and about 200 ...
Juan de Grijalva - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org
He was one of the early explorers of the Mexican coastline, and was killed by natives in Honduras on 21 January 1527. Juan de Grijalva. 1518 expedition.
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IN the year 1518 the Governor of Cuba hearing the good account of the land which we had discovered, which is called Yucatan, decided to send out another.
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