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Diego de Mazariegos y Porres

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Diego de Mazariegos y Porres

Birth
Ciudad Real, Provincia de Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Death
1530 (aged 28–29)
Burial
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Diego Mazariegos y Porres was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered Chiapas in Mexico, and in 1528, together with Andrés de la Tovilla, founded San Cristóbal de las Casas (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles) and Chiapa de Corzo (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Indios). He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Chiapas from 1528 to 1529
Diego Mazariegos y Porres was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered Chiapas in Mexico, and in 1528, together with Andrés de la Tovilla, founded San Cristóbal de las Casas (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles) and Chiapa de Corzo (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Indios). He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Chiapas from 1528 to 1529

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