A native of Badajóz and son of the commander of Lobon, his death came during the Mixton War at the siege of Nochistlan where 
A native of Badajóz and son of the commander of Lobon, his death came during the Mixton War at the siege of Nochistlan where he was crushed by his horse. He participated in the expedition of Juan de Grijalva launching from Cuba, and led the rear-guard successfully at La Noche Triste where he gained fame for a ditch across which he daringly jumped. Later in life, he met with Sebastian de Belalcazar in the province of Quito, and was bribed by Pizarro to leave. Serving as the governor of both Honduras and Guatemala, FTP, name this conquistador whose most famous role was in the struggle against Panfilo de Narvaéz as the second-in-command to Hernan Cortes.
A native of Badajóz and son of the commander of Lobon, his death came during the Mixton War at the siege of Nochistlan where he was crushed by his horse.
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