Editing Yucatán (section)

=== Spanish conquest ===
{{Main|Spanish conquest of Yucatán}}

The conquest of Yucatán was completed two decades after the [[Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire]] by [[Francisco de Montejo|Francisco de Montejo "el Adelantado"]], his son [[Francisco de Montejo y León (el Mozo)|Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo"]] and his nephew, [[Francisco de Montejo (the Nephew)|Francisco de Montejo "el Sobrino"]]. ''El Adelantado'' was in the expedition of [[Juan de Grijalva]] and was with [[Hernán Cortés]] in the third expedition that eventually became the Conquest of the Aztec Empire.{{sfn|López de Cogolludo|2007|p=68}} He was subsequently appointed for the conquest of the Maya of Yucatán, but failed in his first attempt in 1527–28. In 1529 he was appointed Governor of [[Tabasco]], with the order to pacify Tabasco and conquer Yucatán and [[Cozumel]].

From Tabasco, Montejo led a new campaign to Yucatán from the west (1531–35) and failed again in his attempt for conquest. Circa 1535, after many bloody battles with the natives, he reached the complete pacification of the Province of Tabasco and began planning his new foray to Yucatán.

''El Adelantado'' was appointed governor of [[Honduras]] and then of [[Chiapas]]. Therefore, he gave his son "El Mozo", the mission to consummate the conquest of Yucatán. Francisco de Montejo y León "el Mozo" founded the cities of [[Campeche, Campeche|San Francisco de Campeche]] on October 4, 1540, and [[Mérida (Yucatán)|Mérida]] on January 6, 1542 (in honor of [[Mérida, Spain|Mérida]], Extremadura). The city of Mérida was founded over the ruins of the Maya city of [[Ichkanzihóo]] (T'ho) and the stones of old Maya buildings were used for the new buildings. Later, government powers were changed from ''Santa María de la Victoria'', Tabasco, to Mérida on June 11, 1542.{{sfn|Ancona|1878|p=6}} The newly founded Mérida was besieged by the Maya troops of [[Nachi Cocom]] (overlord or 'Halach uinik' in [[Yucatec Maya language]]). It was a definitive battle for the Conquest of Yucatán. With that victory, the Spaniards consolidated their control of the western part of the peninsula.

Francisco de Montejo "El Adelantado" appointed his nephew, Francisco de Montejo "el Sobrino", to head the conquest of the eastern Yucatán, which was achieved after many bloody battles, ending with the foundation of the city of [[Valladolid, Yucatán|Valladolid]] on May 28, 1543.