Montejo, disheartened by his military failures against…
1546 CE
Montejo, disheartened by his military failures against the hostile Maya of the Yucatán, has entrusted the task to his son and namesake.
At the cost of many lives on both sides, the younger Montejo has cruelly suppressed the area’s inhabitants while establishing Campeche, Mérida, and other settlements.
A fierce Mayan revolt in 1546 is quickly and brutally quelled.
Many Maya retreat to the jungles of Guatemala, there continuing their resistance.