Gonzalo Guerrero
Spanish explorer (died c. 1536) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gonzalo Guerrero (also known as Gonzalo Marinero, Gonzalo de Aroca and Gonzalo de Aroza) was a sailor from Palos, Spain who was shipwrecked along the Yucatán Peninsula and was taken as a slave by the local Maya. Earning his freedom, Guerrero became a respected warrior under a Maya lord and raised three of the first mestizo children in Mexico and one of the first mestizo children in the Americas, alongside the children of Caramuru and João Ramalho in Brazil. Little is known of his early life.
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Born | late 15th cent. Palos de la Frontera, Spain |
Died | c. 1536 Sula Valley, Honduras |
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Rank | Nakom |
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Memorials | vars |
Spouse(s) |
Zazil Ha (m. 1519–1536) |
Children | 3 unnamed |
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