Juan Velázquez de León

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Juan Velázquez of León was a Spanish conqueror, who along with Hernán Cortés participated in the third Spanish expedition to continental America (present day Mexico) in 1519. He was distinguished by being relative of the then Governor of Cuba Diego Velázquez, but overall served Hernán Cortés and the cause of the Conquest. He had a determining participation in the defeat of the army of Pánfilo de Narváez, when he bought its commanders with jewels and gold, so that at the first opportunity they went to the side of Cortés. He died towards end of 1520 during the attack of the Aztec army to the Spanish column that tried to leave the city of Tenochtitlán.