Spanish campaigns in the Maya lowlands and the fall of Tayasal (1517–1697 CE)

1. Hernández de Córdoba expedition reaches Yucatán

   Mar 1, 1517Labels: Hern ndez, Yucat n

   • Britannica
   • Spanish Conquest Yucat

2. Spanish defeat at Chakán Putum (Champotón)

   Mar 1, 1517Labels: Chak n, Maya Warriors

   • Hern ndez C
   • Spanish Conquest Yucat

3. Grijalva expedition begins renewed coastal reconnaissance

   Apr 1, 1518Labels: Juan de, Gulf Coast

   • Britannica
   • Spanish Conquest Maya

4. Grijalva lands at Cozumel

   May 3, 1518Labels: Cozumel, Juan de

   • Grijalva ES
   • Spanish Conquest Yucat

5. Montejo receives royal license to conquer Yucatán

   Dec 8, 1526Labels: Francisco de, Adelantado

   • Spanish Conquest Yucat
   • Spanish Conquest Maya

6. Montejo expedition reaches Cozumel and moves to mainland

   Sep 15, 1527Labels: Montejo expedition, Salamanca de

   • Spanish Conquest Maya
   • Spanish Conquest Yucat

7. Spanish withdrawal from Yucatán after eastern failures

   Jan 1, 1535Labels: Spanish Withdrawal, Chich n

   • Campeche City
   • Historia Campeche

8. Founding of San Francisco de Campeche

   Oct 4, 1540Labels: San Francisco, Francisco de

   • INAH
   • Campeche City

9. Founding of Mérida atop T’hó ruins

   Jan 6, 1542Labels: M rida, T h

   • Yucat n Today
   • Spanish Conquest Maya

10. Tutul Xiu of Maní submits and converts

    Jan 23, 1542Labels: Tutul Xiu, Man

    • Spanish Conquest Maya
    • Spanish Conquest Yucat

11. Founding of Valladolid in eastern Yucatán

    May 28, 1543Labels: Valladolid, Francisco de

    • Valladolid ES
    • Spanish Conquest Yucat

12. Coordinated Maya uprising challenges Spanish rule

    Nov 8, 1546Labels: Eastern Provinces, Maya Uprising

    • Spanish Conquest Maya
    • Conquista Yucat n

13. Franciscan mission reaches Nojpetén (Itza capital)

    Jan 1, 1618Labels: Nojpet n, Bartolom de

    • Conquista Pet n
    • Spanish Pet n

14. Ursúa begins building Campeche–Petén road

    Jan 1, 1695Labels: Mart n, Campeche Pet

    • Kan Ek
    • Peten Itza

15. Avendaño departs Mérida for Nojpetén mission

    Dec 13, 1695Labels: Andr s, M rida

    • Spanish Conquest Yucat
    • Spanish Pet n

16. Battle at Chʼichʼ near Lake Petén Itzá

    Feb 2, 1696Labels: Battle of, Pedro de

    • Spanish Conquest Yucat
    • Spanish Conquest Maya

17. Ursúa departs Campeche with reinforcements

    Jan 23, 1697Labels: Urs a, Campeche

    • Spanish Pet n
    • Spanish Conquest Yucat

18. Fall of Nojpetén (Tayasal) ends Itza independence

    Mar 13, 1697Labels: Nojpet n, Itza Kingdom

    • Spanish Pet n
    • Spanish Conquest Yucat