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Montejo's Yucatán Campaign

When: 1531–1535
Where: Western Yucatán
Part of: Spanish Conquest and Colonization of Mexico in 1531

Francisco de Montejo continued his conquest of western Yucatán from 1531 to 1535.

Montejo attempted to conquer Yucatán from the west, starting by pacifying Tabasco in 1530. He continued this campaign from 1531 until 1535, when his forces were driven from Yucatán despite some prior successes against the Maya city-states.

Sources

Francisco de Montejo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19

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