List of Those Who Served with Cortes (M-Q)

* Source of the above names: Duaine, Carl Laurence. "With All Arms A Study of a Kindred Group" 



* Additional Source: Himmerich Y Valencia, Robert. "The Encomenderos of New Spain 1521-1555"



* Additional Source: Thomas, Hugh. "Who's Who of the Conquistadors"  





Biographies




Macias, Alonso de - Married a woman from Spain.



Madrid, Alonso - died in the conquest.



Madrid, Francisco - From: Madrid. To Santo Domingo in 1494 and Havana 

Cuba later. Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Madrigal, Juan de - In Cuba in 1519 and to Mexico in 1520. 



Maeda, Cristobal de - served in the Italian Wars (Spain went to war with 

France in Italy in order to protect Sicily which was part of Aragon). 

Married Isabel de Muniz.



Maeda, Telmo - survived the conquest and explored lower California with 

Cortes.



Magallanes, Juan - From: Portugal. Came to Mexico with Cortes. Known 

as a "good soldier". Died in the conquest.



Maldonado, Alvaro - From: Salamanca. Alvaro and his son Francisco 

Maldonado joined Cortes' entrada in 1519. Settled in Mexico City. 



Maldonado, Francisco - From: Salamanca. Parents: Alvaro Maldonado and 

Juana de Castro. Was awarded a coat of arms of which his accomplishments 

are listed. Francisco was married but had no children from this marriage. 

He did however claim a natural daughter.  



Mallorquin, Antonio - From: Baleares. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Mallorquin, Gabriel - From: Baleares. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Maluenda, Alonso (or Antonio) - on the records of Mx. 3 years after the

conquest.



Maluenda, Pedro de - from a converted Jewish family of Burgos. Died about

one year after the conquest. Heir: cousin Francisco de Santa Cruz. Related

to Alonso Maluenda.



Mancilla, Juan de - Settled in Mexico City. He was married and had at 

least one daughter.



Manzanilla, Juan de - From: Manzanilla, Huelva. Settled in Puebla. 

Married twice and had a daughter and son from each marriage. His second 

wife was the daughter of the Conquistador Pedro de Villanueva. 

One daughter dona Maria de Carvallar married Gonzalo de Aguilar called 

"el Portugues" and settled in Puebla.



Manzanilla, Pedro de - died in the conquest.



Marco, Anton - married Madona Francina. Son: Juan Marco.



Marin, Jeronimo - Brother to the below mentioned Luis Marin. Their father 

was from Genoa. He died on his way to the conquest. 



Marin, Luis "Captain" - Parents: Francisco de Marin and Marina Bernal 

Guillen. A native of Sanlucar de Barrameda, from one of the established 

Genoese families there (formally Marini). Arrived in Mexico with 60 

others under the command of Francisco de Saucedo. Good friend of Cortes. 

Married dona Maria de Mendoza and they had 11 children. Settled in Mexico 

City. Son: Alonso Marin. Grandson: Juan de Saldivar. Granddaughters 

married: Doctor Riego and don Juan de Guevara.



Marmolejo, Antonio - survived the conquest. Daughter: Guiomar. 



Marmolejo, Francisco de - survived the conquest. Daughter Isabel married

Garcia Osorio.



Marquez, Catalina - 2 daughters Catalina and Ines.



Marquez, Francisco - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Marquez, Juan - Put in charge of training the Tlaxcalan allies in 

Spanish warfare.



Marroquin, Francisco - From: Madrid. Came to Mexico with Narvaez. 

Was a Conquistador of the Mexican state of Chiapas also.



Martin, Anton - From: Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Martin, Bartolome - From: Palos, Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes. On

Mexican records in 1529.



Martin, Diego - From: Ayamonte, Huelva. Known as a "good soldier". In 

Cuba in 1518 and to Mexico in 1519 or 1520. 



Martin, Domingo - Married a Spanish woman. Made a provincial magistrate.



Martin, Esteban - From: Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Martin, Gines - Settled in Panuco. Brother to Maya Martin.



Martin, Gonzalo - It is known only that he came to Mexico from Cuba and 

was a Conquistador of Mexico.



Martin, Hernando - From: Palos, Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes. 

Settled in Mexico City and married. Blacksmith by trade. Hernando died 

circa 1543.



Martin, Juan - There were 2 with this name. One was Juan Martin de 

Rivera. Grandsons: Juan, Martin, Cristobal, and Pedro de Rivera, 

Another was Juan Martin de Salanueva. Son: Xptobal Luzero.



Martin, Lazaro - From: Sevilla. Parents: Fernan Juarez de Casarabaza 

and Leonor Jimenez. Came to Mexico under the authority of Francisco 

Garay (Gov. of Jamaica) in 1520. Settled in Panuco. Died in 1547.



Martin, Luis - Sons: Francisco Martin and Ruy Diaz de Mendoza.



Martin, Maya - Settled in Panuco. Brother to Gines Martin.



Martin de Alperdrino, Alonso - From: Portugal. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Martin Camacho, Cristoval - From: Huelva. Came to Mexico under the 

authority of Francisco Garay (Gov. of Jamaica) in 1520. Wife was 

Catalina Martin and had a son born in Huelva Spain by the name of 

Cristoval Martin. This family settled in Puebla. 



Martin de Coria, Pedro - Probably settled in Antequera. Died in 1525.



Martin Jaca, Alonso - Settled in Mexico City. A son in law was Diego 

Mendez.



Martin de Lieva, Cristoval - From: Huelva. In Cuba in 1517, to Mexico 

with Grijalva in 1518 and again with Cortes in 1519. Conquistador also

of Panuco and Michoacan. Married an Indian woman and settled in Puebla.

On records there til 1554. 



Martin Millan de Gamboa, Cristobal - Settled in Mexico City. Married 

Maria Coronado. They had 2 sons and 2 daughters. Genealogical 

reference on Cristobal Martin Millan de Gamboa.



Martin de Villanueva, Juan - From: Aljarafe de Sevilla. Came to Mexico 

with Narvaez.



Martin Vizcaino, Francisco - From: Vizcaya. In Cuba in 1519 and to Mexico 

in 1519. Settled in the Mexican state of Chiapas and is found on the 

records of Mexico in 1529. 



Martin de Zafra, Cristoval - From: Zafra, Badajoz. Came to Mexico with 

Cortes.



Martinez, Joan - son of Diego Navalperal and Catalina Lopez. Settled 

in Oaxaca.



Martinez de Billoria, Juan - Settled in Mexico City. Son: Juan de 

Billoria. Grandson: Gaspar de Billoria Calderon. Granddaughter married: 

Manuel de Cepeda.



Martinez de Fregenal, Juan - From: Fregenal de la Sierra, Badajoz. 

"El Mozo" Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Martinez de Gallegos, Juan - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Mata, Alonso - a notary from Quintana Rico. Came over with Narvaez. Tried 

to arrest Cortes so he was arrested himself and detain for several days.

Grandsons: Diego Perez de los Rios (married the granddaughter of another 

Conquistador), Pedro de los Rios and Alonso de Mata. 



Maya, Pedro de - First settled in Mexico City then Antequera. 

Granddaughters married Juan Delgado Sereceda and Alonso de Paz.



Medel, Francisco - From: Palos, Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes. 

Participated in the conquest of Guatamala in 1524.



Medel, Hernando - Settled in Mexico City. Sent for his wife in Palos, 

Spain.  



Medina, Francisco - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Medina, Juan de - There were 2 with this name. One initially settled 

in Mexico City then Santisteban del Puerto, Panuco. His parents being 

Juan de Medina and Catalina Diaz. He married Juana Clavijo.



Mejia, Francisco - Came to Mexico with Cortes as a leader of the 

artillery. Settled in Mexico City.



Mendez de Sotomayor, Fernando - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with 

Narvaez. Settled in Guatamala.



Mendez de Sotomayor, Juan - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Mendoza, Alonso - Born in the same town as Cortes, Medellin. Parents: 

Alvaro de Mendoza and Catalina Lopez. He was a lieutenant governor of 

Panuco under Cortes. Married one of the daughters of the conquistador 

Leonel de Cervantes.



Meneses, Pedro de - From: Toledo. Settled in Puebla and 

was married with 8 children. A grandson is listed as don Rodrigo de 

Meneses. Two of his sons are listed as Pedro Bermudez de Meneses and 

Cristobal de Soto. Grandsons: Pedro and Alonso Bermudez and Nicolas de 

Loya. Granddaughters married: Alvaro de Castilla and Felipe de la Cueva. 

Great grandson: don Sancho Sanchez de Munon. Great granddaughters 

married: don Lope Ceron and Geronimo de Duenas. 



Merida, Antonio de - From: Merida, Badajoz. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Merida, Garcia de - From: Merida, Badajoz. Married Ines Hidalgo. Died '

in Panuco Mx by 1547.



Mesa, Francisco - At one point Cortes had given command of the artillery 

to Mesa because he had some experience as an engineer in the wars in Italy.

Married Ines de Herrera, 7 children. Daughter married Geronimo Lopez. 

Daughter Ana married Alonso Gomez Hidalgo. 



Mesta, Alonso - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes. Listed as 

being killed by the Indians.



Mexia (Mejia), Gonzalo - Shipwreaked in Cuba in 1505. Only survivor of 

26 at the hands of the Indians. A captive for several years. 



Mezquita, Martin de - Parents: Juan de la Mezquita and Catalina Munoz. 

Settled in Oaxaca with a Spanish wife. Son: Francisco de la Mezquita. 

Son in laws: Lucas Ortiz de Villavicencio and Baltasar de Canseco.



Miguel, Esteban - Settled in Mexico City. Parents: Juan Martin Granado 

and Juana del Ingenio. Married a woman from Spain. Owned several mines. 



Miguel de Salamanca, Francisco - From: Salamanca. Came to Mexico with 

Narvaez. Settled in Mexico City. 



Mino, Rodrigo de - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Miranda, Francisco de - Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519.



Mola, Andres de - From: Levante. Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 

1520.



Mola, Diego de - From: Levante. Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 

1520.



Molina, Antonio de - Wife stayed in Spain.



Monjaraz, Andres de - A Basque and a Captain in the battle to re-take

Mexico City. Settled in Mexico City. Brother to Gregorio. 



Monjaraz, Gregorio de - Settled in Mexico City. Married and had sons 

by the names of Mateo and Geronimo de Monjarez. Grandsons Gregorio and 

Mateo de Monjarez.



Monjaraz, Martin Ruiz de - His nephews were fellow conquistadors Gregorio 

and Andres Monjaraz. Parents: Martin de Zamallua and dona Maria Ruiz 

de Monjaraz. Settled in Colima and was married with 5 children. 

Daughter: Isabel de Monjaraz.



Monje, Martin de - Parents: Alonso Gutierrez de Leon and Ines Alonso 

Monje. He was married and had at least 3 daughters and a son by the 

name of Martin Monje de Leon.



Montalvo, Alonso de - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520. 

Son: Diego de Montalvo. Grandsons: Gaspar Pacheco de Leon, Juan de 

Montalvo, Francisco de Montalvo Francisco de Leon and Diego de Montalvo.



Montanes, Pedro - From: Santander (Providence). Came to Mexico with 

Cortes in 1519. On the records of Mexico in 1525 (not traceable 

thereafter).



Montano, Francisco de - From: Cuidad Rodrigo, Salamanca. Originally 

came to Mexico with Narvaez. Volenteered to climb to the rim of the 

crater Popocatepetl (an active volcano which most of the 

conquistadors had never known of the existence of volcanos) and have 

himself lowered by chain to find sulfer for gunpowder. He was a 

lieutenant to Gutierre de Badajoz, who in turn commanded 

a company under Pedro de Alvarado. Parents: Francisco Lopez 

and Elvira Montano. Married and had 9 sons and 4 daughters. Awarded a 

coat of arms in 1540. Son: Pedro Montano. Son in laws: 

Juan de Luna and Geronimo Tria. Grandsons: Gaspar and Francisco Tria.



Montejo, Francisco - From: Salamanca. and a Hidalgo (minor member 

of the nobility). A captain under Grijalva before joining Cortes. He 

was awarded a coat of arms. After the conquest he received the town of 

Azcapotzalco. In 1526 he received permission from the King to conquer 

the Yucatan. He went on to become this region's first governor. Married 

Beatriz Alvarez de Herrera. He had at least 1 daughter and a natural 

son also named Francisco. Grandson: don Juan Maldonado de Montejo.



Monterroso, Blas de - Settled in Mexico City. Married and had at least 

1 daughter and 1 natural daughter. Wife: Francisca de Xexa.



Montes Alcantara, Juan  - From: Alcantara, Caceres. Came to Mexico with 

Cortes in 1519.



Mora, Alonso de - From: Ciudad Rodrigo, Salamanca. Parents: Alonso de 

Mora and Ana de Paz. To Santo Domingo in 1514 and in Cuba in 1518 and 

came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519. 



Morales, Francisco - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Morales, Juan de - Parents: Diego Morales de la Orden and Ana de Morales. 

Settled in Mexico City after going to Spain to marry Ana de Aguero. 

They had no children. 



Morales, Miguel de - From: Merida, Badajoz. Called "Padre". Came to 

Mexico with Cortes in 1519. Married Elvira Gutierrez.



Morante, Cristoval de - Died on his way to Mexico. He was captain of 

one of Narvaez' ships that went down before reaching 

Mexico.



Morcillo, Alonso de - Probably settled in Antequera. Married Catalina 

Garcia but had no children.



Morcillo, Francisco de - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 

1519. On Mexican records til 1526 (no record of him anywhere thereafter). 



Morejon de Lobera, Rodrigo - Born in Medina del Campo. Came to Mexico 

as Captain of a small vessel with 6 crossbowman, 8 soldiers and a mare 

(horses were instrumental in the conquest).  



Moreno, Diego - From: Sevilla. Parents: Alonso Moreno and Elvira 

Fernandez. Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Moreno, Isidro - Parents: Alonso Moreno de Morillas and Catalina Indo. 

Settled in Utlatlan. He and his wife had 3 sons and 2 daughters.



Moreno, Juan - Married Catalina Rodriguez.



Moreno, Pedro - From: Salamanca. Parents: Pedro Guillen and Juana Moreno.

Settled in Chiapas, Mx.



Moreno Cendejas, Pedro - Parents: Anton Moreno and Catalina Alvarez. 

Served in entradas into Guatamala and Panuco. He then settled in Mexico 

City. He married and had 2 sons and acknowledged a natural son and 

daughter. Grandsons: Alonso Moreno, Francisco de Orozco, Luis de Cisneros, 

Juan Antonio Baldovinos, Pedro de Carvajal and El bachiller Ontiveros. 

Granddaughters married: Francisco de Garfias and Garci Alvarez Guillen.  



Moreno de Medrano, Pedro - Was known to be a brave soldier by fellow 

conquistador Bernal Diaz. During the battle to re-take 

Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) he took over gunnery duty after 

the artillery men under the Capt. Pedro de Alvarado were either 

killed or wounded. Settled in Veracruz then Puebla. 



Moreno de Najera, Pedro - Married an Indian woman. Had children. Raised 

livestock. 



Moreno de Zaragosa, Pedro - From: Torrehermosa, Zaragosa. Came to 

Mexico with Narvaez in 1520. Conqueror of Panuco (Mx) and 

Guatamala. Alive in 1547. Married a Spanish woman.



Moria, Francisco de - This is probably Francisco de Morla. Francisco 

along with an estimated 825 Conquistadors died in the battle known as 

"Notche Triste" (sad night). As the Conquistadors were retreating 

Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) in the rain and fog the Mexica 

cut off thier escape route. Hundreds found themselves trapped and turned 

back to the palace where they were killed. About 425 Conquistadors 

survived this battle. Cortes later received reinforcements and conquered 

Tenochtitlan.



Moron, Alonso - From: Moron, Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519. 

Also known as "Musico". Settled in Colima or Zacatula.



Moscoso, Sabastian - Settled in Mexico City. Married an indian noblewoman. 

They had 2 daughters and a son by the name of Juan who in turn had a 

son by the name of Sabastian de Moscoso.



Motrico, Diego de - Settled in Mexico City with his wife the former 

Isabel Munoz (from Seville). No children are documented.



Muniz, Fernando - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Muniz, Gregorio - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Munoz, Juan - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Najera Batihoja, Juan de - Lost an ear and was deafened in the battle 

to take Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). Parents: Juan Gaeta 

de Leiva and Catalina de Leiva. Juan married twice and had a total of 

6 sons and 4 daughters. 3 sons went to Peru and 1 son accompanied his 

father in the Mixtec war of 1541 under the Viceroy, Mendoza. His second 

wife Juana Clavijo, was the widow of fellow conqueror Juan de Medina.



Napolitano, Luis - From: Modern day Italy (excluding Genoa). Came to 

Mexico with Cortes in 1519. Settled in Texcoco and on a testimonial in 

Mexico City in 1528.



Narvaez, Panfilo - Born in Navalmanzano. Led an expedition to Mexico 

after Cortes. Established a town called San Salvador on the present 

site of Vera Cruz. Surrendered to Cortes at which time almost all of 

his men joined forces with Cortes. Led another expedition to Florida 

to find the fountain of youth but it was said he died a horrible death.

Biography of Panfilo Narvaez.



Navarette, Alonso - A witness to Montezuma agreeing to become a vassal 

of the King of Castile. Settled near Valles. He did not marry.



Navarro, Juan - There were 4 by the name of Juan Navarro. There was one 

each from Navarre, Sanguesta, Sevilla and Aragon. Juan Navarro from 

Navarre was Basque. He went to Santo Domingo in 1514; Cuba in 1519 and 

Mexico with Narvaez and later joined Cortes. Had a son Juan Navarro the 

younger born in 1533. The younger was one of the original settlers of 

San Martin, New Vizcaya (Durango, Mx) in 1556, where he put in the first 

ore-crushing mill. Also helped found Saltillo in 1577 and was married 

to Dona Maria Rodriguez. 

Juan Navarro from Aragon served as a crossbowman. His father was Nicholas 

Navarro. He and his wife settled in Puebla with their 2 daughters. He 

also took part in the Coronado Expedition. 



Niebla, Fernando - From: Niebla, Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 

1519.



Nieto, Gomez - Settled in Panuco.



Nieto, Pedro - Settled in Mexico City. Had at least one son by the name 

of Francisco Nieto Maldonado.



Nortes, Alonso - Came to Mexico with Narvaez. Settled in Puebla. 

Married a woman from Spain. Granddaughter married: Diego Gomez.

Great Grandsons: Juan Gomez, Diego Ortiz de Sosa and Alonso de Sosa.

Great Granddaughter married: Diego Garcia.



Nunez. Andres - From: Salamanca. Came to Mexico with Alonso Alvarez 

de Pineda who came on behalf of the Govenor of Jamaica Francisco de 

Garay. He was part of a party waved ashore by Cortes' men and arrested 

when an attempt was made to have Cortes sign a document sharing Mexico 

with de Garay. Pineda eventually sailed away and Andres Nunez joined 

Cortes. He was a carpenter by trade. Settled in Mexico City with his 

wife and daughters. A daughter married fellow Conquistador Gonzalo 

Portillo.



Nunez Gallego, Joan - Married Maria de Torquemada. A daughter married 

Cristobal de la Puebla. Settled in Antequera.



Nunez Mancheno, Cerrana - From: Sevilla. Father: Pedro Nunez Macheno. 

Came to Mexico with her husband Bartolome Porras under the command of 

Panfilo Narvaez. After she was widowed she 

married the Conquistador Pedro de Valenciano Garao. She had 2 married 

granddaughters and was widowed again in 1547. Had settled in Mexico 

City.



Nunez Mercado, Juan - From: Salamanca. Was one of Cortes' pages 

during the conquest. Settled in Puebla. Grandsons: Luis and Hernando 

Nunez Centeno, Diego Torres, Juan Rodriguez de Nonbela and Sebastian 

Rodriguez. Granddaughter married: Gaspar de Contreras. 

Son in law: Juan Rodriguez de Nonbela. From a natural son Cristobal 

Nunez there were these grandsons: Diego and Joaquin Nunez Mercado.



Nunez Sedeno, Juan - Merchant from Madrid. Had his ship carrying 

provisions pirated by Cortes off the coast of Cuba in preparation for 

Cortes' voyage to Mexico. He then decided to join Cortes. The richest 

man in Cortes' army. Settled in Oaxaca. Married with 4 children. Son 

in law: Alonso Calvo.



Nunez Trejo, Diego - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 

1520.



Oblanco, Gonzalo - Came to Mexico with Narvaez in 1520.



Ocampo, Diego - From: Trujillo, Caceres. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 

1519. Settled in Veracruz in 1522 and elsewhere thereafter. On records 

till 1529. Worked for Cortes. Daughters married Juan Velazquez, Cristobal

de Tejadillo and Ramiro Arellano.



Ocampo, Gonzalo de - Grandson: Sebastian de Saavedra. Granddaughter 

married: Alonso de Contreras y Guevara (lived in Guatamala). Great 

grandsons: don Fernando Arias Saavedra and don Nicolas de Ocampo 

Saavedra. Great granddaughter married Juan de Espinosa a writer.



Ocana, Alonso de - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519. 

Writer in Mexico in 1527. Related to Diego Ocana who was in Mexico in 

1525.



Ocana, Francisco - From: Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519.



Ocana, Pedro - From: Ocana, Toledo. Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Ochoa de Lexalde, Juan - Basque, born in 1490 the son of Martin de 

Laxalde and Maria de Belitequi. Reached Santo Domingo in 1508, 

paticipated in the conquest of Puerto Rico in 1509 and arrived in Cuba 

in 1511. Went to Mexico with Narvaez and joined Cortes in 1520. Went 

back to Cuba in 1524; then in 1533 he signed on with Cortes' expedition 

to Lower California. He owned property in Mexico City and was an alderman 

in Puebla, living with his wife Dona Catalina Fernandez Endrino in 1554. 

They had 4 sons and 3 daughters. Received a coat of arms dated the 9th 

of Nov. 1546. Grandsons: don Juan Ochoa de Lejalde and don Baltasar 

Ochoa (married the granddaughter of another conquistador). Granddaughter 

married: Baltasar de Salazar. 



Ojeda, Alonso - From: Badajoz. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519.



Ojeda, Alonso (El Viejo) - Helped train the Tlaxcalan allies in Spanish 

warfare, in anticipation of an attack on Montezuma. Lost an eye in the 

battle to re-take Tenochtitlan (Mexico City). Parents: Alonso 

Hernandez de Ojeda and Leonor Perez. Was alcalde of Villa Alta. Alonso 

was married with 6 children. Son: Pedro de Ojeda Natural Son: Juan de 

Ojeda Son in Laws: Juan Ceberino and Alonso Delgado. 

Grandsons: Bartolome Palomeque, Diego Palomeque, Alonso de Ojeda, and 

another Alonso de Ojeda.  



Olea, Cristoval - Saved the life of Cortes at Xochimilco, rescuing him 

as he was being dragged from his horse "El Romo" by the Mexica (Aztecs). 

Died as a result.



Olid, Cristoval de - A Andalusian native of either Baeza or Linares 

although the family probably came from Olite in Navarre originally. 

A Captain in Cortes' army. Married a Tlaxcalan girl. The Tlaxcalan's 

were allies against Montezuma. 



Oliveros, Francisco de - Falconer in Cortes' army. From: Lisbon, 

Portugal. Settled in Puebla. Married with 6 children. Son in laws: Andres 

de la Parra, Macario de Anzures and Hernando de Chavez. 

Grandsons: Sebastian Munoz, Nicolas Basurto, Pedro Munoz, Nicolas Munoz, 

Francisco Basurto, Diego Basurto and Parra de Oliveros. 

Great grandsons: Juan Munoz, Francisco Munoz, Hernando de Chavez. 

Great Granddaughter married: Pedro de Torres.  



Olmedo, Bartolome - A Friar, he tried to convert Montezuma on his death 

bed but he refused also refusing food and medical help. It was learned 

later that Montezuma had hid away the image of the Virgin Mary for safe 

keeping during the fall of Tenochtitlan. The conquistadors 

had been using the image for mass. When Montezuma died Cortes, his 

captains and his men all wept according to Bernal Diaz's account.



Olvera, Diego de - Settled in Mexico City. Married Juana Ruiz and had 

3 sons and 4 daughters. Son: Manuel de Olvera. Son in law: don Pedro 

Barba Coronado. Grandsons: Luis de Olvera, Diego de Olvera, Hernando 

de Olvera, Miguel Verdugo, Rodrigo de Becoq.



Olvera, Martin - Utrera, Sevilla. Came to Mexico under the authority 

of Francisco Garay (Gov. of Jamaica) in 1520. He piloted a ship of 

Garay's.



Ona, Pedro de - From: Ona, Burgos. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519. 



Ordaz, Diego - He believed as did the others that the homes (flat roofs, 

walled or fenced, gardens, large courtyards, many rooms, built of stucco 

or lime plaster) of the Mexica were superior to the homes of Spain. 

Left his wealth to a nephew Diego de Ordaz Villagomez upon his death. 

He was granted a coat of arms with the volcano Popocatepetl which his 

nephew beared in the town of Puebla. He and 2 others were the first 

conquistadors to scale the volcano. His nephew had a son, Antonio de 

Ordaz who married dona Maria Galarza, the daughter of Cristobal de Onate 

and dona Catalina de Salazar. Pedro was a cousin of the conquistador 

Cristobal Flores and an Uncle of Francisco Verdugo. 

Pedro was described as being of good height with a strong face and 

short black beard. Slight speech problem (stammer). Much is written 

about him in Hugh Thomas' "Whos Who of the Conquistadors".

Diego received the Order of Santiago .



Ordaz, Pedro - From Castroverde de Campos in Leon. His mother was a 

Giron (considered to be a grand family). Was part of the conquest of 

Cuba along with his brother Diego. Resident of Puebla. Killed in the

Bahamas by the Indians there. After which his natural son Alvaro was 

looked after by Pedro's brother Diego. A son, also  Pedro de Ordaz 

was part of the conquest of the Yucatan.  



Orduna, Francisco - A notary. Parents: Juan Lopez de Barriaga and Inez 

de Valasco. Settled in Puebla. Brought his wife and 7 children to Mexico. 

After his wife died he married Catalina Velez Rascona. They had 4 

additional children together. 

One daughter married fellow Conquistador Francisco de Santa Cruz. 

Another daughter married fellow Conquistador Jeronimo de la Mota Ruiz. 

Yet another daughter married fellow Conquistador Pedro de Solis.

Son: Francisco de Orduna. Grandsons: don Francisco and don Diego Orduna 

and Pedro Sarmiento. Had over 40 grandchildren in all. 



Orduna, Pedro de - From: Orduna, Vizcaya. Parents: Juan and Maria Orduna. 

Came to the Indies in 1513 with his brother Juan de Orduna. Came to 

Mexico with Cortes in 1519.



Orozco, Francisco - There were two with this name. One had been captain 

of artillery in wars in Italy. Was ordered by Cortes to settle Oaxaca 

after the conquest.



Ortega, Juan de - Was given the town of Tepotzotlan to administer after 

the conquest. He left no heirs.



Ortiz, Cristoval - There were 2 with this name. One was Cristoval Ortiz 

from: Zalamea de la Serena, Badajoz. Father: Fernando Ortiz. Settled 

in Chile from 1555 to 1557. 



Ortiz de Zuniga, Alonso - Served as captain of the crossbowman during 

the capture of Tenochtitlan. Settled in Mexico City 

with a wife and 4 children and 3 natural children. Had a son and grandson 

with the same name. Son: Sancho Ortiz de Zuniga Son in Law: Gaspar de 

Trejo Grandson: Alonso Ortiz de Zuniga Great Grandson: don Alonso de 

Zuniga (his mother was the granddaughter of the Captain, Badajoz). 



Ortiz, Juan - Settled in Puebla. He had a mestiza daughter and another 

daughter married to Jeronimo Genoves.



Osorio, (?) - From: Old Castile. Known as a "Good Soldier". Came to 

Mexico with Cortes in 1519. 



Oviedo, Bernardo - From: Oviedo, Asturias. Came to Mexico with Narvaez. 

Took part in the conquest of Guatamala and settled there in 1524. 



Pacheco, Cristobal - Settled in Mexico City. Married and had a daughter, 

Beatriz Pacheco de Escobar. 



Padilla, Fernando de - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Pantoja, Juan - Parents: Pedro Pantoja and Catalina Rodriguez. Settled 

in Ciudad Michoacan. Married and the father of 6 daughters and 2 sons. 

Son in law: Francisco Magdaleno. Grandson: Juan Pantoja. 



Pardo, Julian - From: Caceres. In Cuba in 1517 and to Mexico with Narvaez.

After the conquest he was given land in Chiapas Mx. to administer. 



Paredes, Bernal de - He was a provincial magistrate. Had a wife in Spain.



Payo, Lorenzo - Settled in Mexico City. He married Marina Rodriguez. 

They had at least 1 daughter. Grandsons: Martin and Valentin

de Jaso. Granddaughters married: Pedro Infante Samaniego and don Pedro 

de Acuna. Great Grandson: don Juan de Jaso. Great Granddaughter married: 

Gaspar Juarez.



Paz, Pedro de - A cousin of Cortes. Came to Mexico with him in 1519.



Pedraza, Diego de - Surgeon by trade. From: Pedraza, Segovia. 

Parents: Hernan Perez de Tiedra and Catalina Sepulveda. Married Ana 

Hernandez and they had 12 children. Received a coat of arms dated the 

28th of January 1541.



Pedro, Maestro - played the harp. Died a natural death.



Pena, Rodrigo de la - Parents: Juan de Pena and Catalina de Miranda. 

Probably settled in Antequera. He was married had a daughter.



Penaflor, Alonso - From: Penaflor, Sevilla. Came to Mexico with Cortes 

in 1519. 



Penalosa, Francisco de - From: Segovia. Arrived in Mexico with Grijalva 

as a royal inspector of the expedition.



Penate, (?) - From: Gilbraleon, Huelva. Mariner by trade. Came to Mexico

with his brother Alonso Penate under the command of Cortes. 



Penate, Alonso - From: Gilbraleon, Huelva. Mariner by trade. Came to 

Mexico with his brother under the command of Cortes.



Perales, Bartolome de - Married Mari Jimenez and had 3 children. A 

namesake son married Maria de Saldana.



Perez, Alonso - There were 2 with this name. There was one from Huelva. 

Parents: Fernando de Trigueros and Ines Sanchez. He was married and had 

5 daughters and 8 sons. Brought many of his relatives to Mexico after 

the conquest. His oldest son Alonso took part in the Coronado Expedition.

Grandson: Alonso Perez Bocanegra

Granddaughter Married: Baltasar de la Camara

Great Grandsons: don Alonso Bocanegra, don Luis Bocanegra and don Juan 

de la Camara. Natural Great Grandson: Marcos Mejia 		 

Another Conquistador with this name was Alonso Perez de Zamora. Parents: 

Alvaro Perez and Catalina Dominguez. Came to Mexico with his father and 

brother Alvaro. His father was killed in the siege of Tenochtitlan. 

Settled in Mexico City with his wife and 11 children.

Sons:	Jorge Gonzalez, Luis de Zamora and Alvaro de Zamora

Granddaughter Married: Andres Perez Melendez



Perez, Alvaro - Parents: Alvaro Perez and Catalina Dominguez. Settled in 

Mexico City. 



Perez, Francisco - There were 2 with this name. Both came to Mexico with 

Narvaez.



Perez, Martin - Married Juana Rodriguez prior to settling in Mexico.



Perez de Arteaga, Juan - Parents: Anton Perez de Arteaga and Beatriz 

Perez. Settled in Puebla. Married twice. His first wife was Indian with 

whom he had 7 children. He then married the daughter of conqueror 

Francisco de Santa Cruz. A great grandson was Francisco de Arteaga 

Pecheco. Grandsons: Lucas de Carvajal, Juan de Carvajal Arteaga and 

Diego Roman. Granddaughters married: Juan Martin de Goyas, Gabriel Juarez 

and Antonio Pacheco. Great Grandsons: don Francisco de Arteaga Pacheco, 

Antonio Hidalgo Arteaga, Alonso Hidalgo and Juan Hidalgo de Arteaga.



Perez de la Gama, Juan - Settled in Puebla then Mexico City. He eventually 

returned to Spain. While in Mexico he was married to the widow of a 

fellow conquistador.



Perez de la Hiniesta, Juan - From: Hiniesta, Zamora. Parents: Alonso 

Tabuyo and Ines Rodriguez. Came to the Indies with Antonio and Rodrigo 

Tabuyo in 1512. Came to Mexico with Cortes in 1519.



Perez de Herrera, Juan - Parents: Garci Hernandez and Elvira Hernandez 

de Herrera. His father and brother were fellow conquerors. Settled in 

Mexico City with his wife and 14 children. 4 were natural children. 

Son in law: Esteban Gutierrez de Peralta. Grandson: Juan Nunez de la 

Cerda.



Peron (Peton) de Toledo, Pedro - From: Toledo. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Pilar, Garcia del - Settled in Mexico City. There is record of a natural 

daughter. Learned the Nahuatl language [language of the Mexica (Aztec)]. 

Participated in the conquest of Nueva Galicia with Nuno de Guzman. Garcia 

ended up testifying against Guzman. His account of the conquest with 

Guzman is documented in the book: 

"The Conquistadors First-Person Accounts of the Conquest of Mexico".

Grandsons: Andres and Nicolas del Villar. Great grandson: Andres del 

Vilar.



Pinto, Antonio - From: Uruena, Valladolid. Came to Mexico with his nephew 

Nuno Pinto under the command of Grijalva in 1518. Conquistador of Mexico 

in 1520. Had a nephew Juan Pinto (nuno's brother) that settled in Mexico 

in 1534. 



Pinto, Nuno - From: Uruena, Valladolid. Came to Mexico with his Uncle 

Antonio Pinto under the command of Grijalva in 1518. Conquistador of 

Mexico in 1520. Had a brother Juan Pinto that settled in Mexico in 1534. 



Pinzon, Gines - Settled in Colima. Married but had no children. 



Pinzon, Juan - Settled in Colima. Married Ginesa Lopez from Palos Spain. 

They had at least 1 son and 2 daughters. A daughter married a settler 

from Genoa, Jacome Rolando (settled in Panuco). Possibly related to 

Gines Pinzon who was also from Palos. The Pinzon family were active 

in the voyages of Columbus. Died in 1547. Participated in the conquests 

of Michoacan, Yopelcingos, Zacatula, Colima and Jalisco.



Pizarro, Diego - From: Extremenos. Cousin of Cortes. The conqueror of 

Peru was a also a cousin of Cortes on his mothers side. Listed as killed 

by the Indians but doesn't state when. Note: there was a conqueror of 

Peru by the same name in 1540. 



Pizarro, Pablo - From: Extremenos. Came to Mexico with Cortes. Pablo 

along with an estimated 825 Conquistadors died in the battle known as 

"Notche Triste" (sad night). As the Conquistadors were retreating 

Tenochtitlan (Mexico City) in the rain and fog the 

Mexica cut off their escape route. Hundreds found themselves trapped 

and turned back to the palace where they were killed. About 425 

Conquistadors survived this battle. Cortes later received reinforcements 

and conquered Tenochtitlan.



Plaza, Juan de la - Settled in Zacatula.



Polanco, Gaspar de - From: Avila. Parents: Francisco de Polanco and 

Ines Calderon. Came to the Indies in 1516. Came to Mexico with Cortes. 

Conquistador of Guatamala in 1523 and settled there. Returned to and 

settled in Mexico in 1526. 



Porcallo, Vasco - Diego Velazquez, the Govenor of Cuba financed in part 

Cortes' expedition to Mexico. Velazquez at one time considered Vasco 

Porcallo but thought Vasco might raise the fleet against him since he 

was considered to be a daring man. Settled in Mexico City. Married with 

at least one son Lorenzo Porcallo de Figueroa. Believed to have a 

namesake son. Son: Lorenzo Porcallo de la Cerda. Grandson: don Vasco 

Porcallo.



Porras, Bartolome - From: Sevilla. Came to Cuba with his wife who was 

from Ecija. Came to Mexico with Narvaez. Died in Mexico probably

sometime after the conquest. 



Porras, Diego - From: Caceres Settled in Mexico City. 

Parents: Diego Martinez and Isabel Porras. Married with 4 daughters 

and 3 natural sons. Grandsons: Diego de Porras, Francisco de Villeriasa 

and El bachiller Diego de Porras. A natural grandson being Gaspar de 

Porras Olguin.



Porras, Diego de - From: Sevilla. Parents: Diego de Ubeta and Catalina 

Martin de Porras. Came to the Indies with his friend Francisco de Ortega 

in 1513. After the conquest he settled in Antequera. 



Porras, Francisco de - Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Portillo, Francisco - Married Maria Ximenez from Spain. A Tailor. 

Resident of la Ciudad de Los Angeles. Granddaughter married: Juan 

Velazquez de la Cueva (from Valladolid, Spain). Grandson: Pedro Garces 

de Portillo.



Portillo, Juan de - From: Old Castille. Came to Mexico with Cortes. 

Captain of a ship that attacked the Island City of Tenochtitlan 

(Mexico City) during the reconquest in 1521. 



Portillo-Villacinda, Cindos - From: San Roman, Leon. Parents: Sebastian 

Portillo and Catalina Gomez. In Cuba in 1517 and to Mexico with Grijalva 

in 1518 and again with Cortes in 1519. Had administered lands in Mexico 

and died a Franciscan in Durango. 



Prado, Juan - From: Segovia. Parents: Salvador de Prado and Catalina 

Sanchez. Came to the Indies in 1513. Came to Mexico with Cortes.



Quejada, Diego - Settled in Mexico City with a wife and daughter.



Quesada, Bernardino - a notary from Baeza. Settled in Santiago Cuba 

and died in 1543.



Quesada, Cristoval - From: Baeza. Came to Mexico with Narvaez.



Quesada, Rodrigo - From: Baeza. In Cuba in 1518 and to Mexico with Cortes 

the following year. 



Quevedo, Francisco de - Settled in Mexico City. Married. 



Quinones, Antonio - From: Zamora. In Cuba in 1518 and to Mexico with 

Cortes the following year. Died on the voyage back to Spain just after 

the conquest in 1522. Stabbed to death in a quarrel over a girl in the 

Portuguese Azores. 



Quinones, Gaspar - Parents: Pedro de Valderrabano de Avila and dona 

Isabel de Quinones. A Hidalgo, minor member of nobility. Settled in 

Mexico City with a wife and 11 children (six daughters). Son: Melchor 

de Avila Quinones. Grandsons: Antonio de Saavedra, Rodrigo Ruiz Pardo, 

Juan Ruiz Pardo and Luis de Avila. Granddaughter married: don Gaspar 

de Benavides. 



Quintero, Alonso - From: Huelva. Pilot navagator by trade. Brought 

Cortes to Santo Domingo in 1504. Came to Mexico with Cortes. Brought 

Almagro to the coast of Chile in 1535. 



Quintero, Francisco - Settled in Mexico City then Peru in 1548.



Quintero, Juan - From: Huelva. Came to Mexico with Cortes. Rich at one 

time then became a Franciscan.