Event Spanish conquest of Yucatán

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Was a protracted conflict where Spanish colonisers gradually incorporated the region of Yucatán.

Chronology

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  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • January 1532: In 1531 the Spanish moved their base of operations to Campeche, where they repulsed a significant Maya attack.
  • January 1532: In 1531 the Spanish moved their base of operations to Campeche, where they repulsed a significant Maya attack.
  • April 1535: In 1535, the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco de Montejo, retreated from Campeche after facing fierce resistance from the Mayan people. This marked a significant setback in their efforts to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula.
  • January 1532: In 1531 the Spanish moved their base of operations to Campeche, where they repulsed a significant Maya attack.
  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • January 1532: In 1531 the Spanish moved their base of operations to Campeche, where they repulsed a significant Maya attack.
  • April 1535: In 1535, the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco de Montejo, retreated from Campeche after facing fierce resistance from the Mayan people. This marked a significant setback in their efforts to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula.
  • April 1535: In 1535, the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco de Montejo, retreated from Campeche after facing fierce resistance from the Mayan people. This marked a significant setback in their efforts to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula.
  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • November 1546: In late 1546 an alliance of eastern provinces launched an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish. The eastern Maya were defeated in a single battle, which marked the final conquest of the northern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula.
  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • January 1543: In 1541-42 the first permanent Spanish town councils in the entire Yucatán peninsula were founded at Campeche and Mérida.
  • November 1546: In late 1546 an alliance of eastern provinces launched an unsuccessful uprising against the Spanish. The eastern Maya were defeated in a single battle, which marked the final conquest of the northern portion of the Yucatán Peninsula.
  • April 1535: In 1535, the Spanish conquistadors, led by Francisco de Montejo, retreated from Campeche after facing fierce resistance from the Mayan people. This marked a significant setback in their efforts to conquer the Yucatan Peninsula.