Juan de Grijalva, Spanish explorer (b. 1489)
Juan de Grijalva (Spanish: [xwan de ɣɾiˈxalβa]; born c. 1490 in Cuéllar, Crown of Castille – 21 January 1527 in Honduras) was a Spanish conquistador, and a relative of Diego Velázquez.: 27 He went to Hispaniola in 1508 and to Cuba in 1511. He was one of the early explorers of the Mexican coastline.
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