Juan Díaz (Spanish conquistador)
- Juan Díaz (Spanish conquistador)
Juan Díaz, born in Sevilla, Spain, was a 16th century conquistador and the chaplain of the 1518 Grijalva expedition, the "Itinerario" (itinerary route) of which he wrote.
He was one of the first Spanish who explored the named "Isla de Sacrificios" near Veracruz in Mexico, where the expedition found evidence of human sacrifice.
ee also
* Human sacrifice in Aztec culture
External links
* [http://www.athenapub.com/grijalv1.htm The Grijalva Expedition (1518)]
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