Juan de Esquivel

Map of Jamaica in 1528

Juan de Esquivel was born in Seville, Spain and died in Jamaica in 1513. He conquered the island of Jamaica for the Spanish Crown.

He accompanied Christopher Columbus in his second trip to the American continent in 1493 and participated in the conquest and colonization of the isle of La Española, where he stayed for a long time.

External links

↑Jump back a section

Read in another language

Last modified on 24 March 2013, at 07:20