 Hernán Cortés was placed in command, and his crew included officers that would become famous conquistadors, including Pedro de Alvarado, Cristóbal de Olid, Gonzalo de Sandoval and Diego de Ordaz.Also aboard were Francisco de Montejo and Bernal Díaz del Castillo, veterans of the Grijalva expedition.The fleet made its first landfall at Cozumel, and Cortés remained there for several days.