Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

Spanish conquistador; 1st colonial governor of Cuba (1511–24)

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and adelantado who was first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba.

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