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Born 1539 • Spain
Died February 15, 1600 (aged 61) • Salamanca • Spain
Subjects Of Study Mexico • Peru
Prescott, William H
William H. Prescott
American historian
Sepia-toned portrait of Adolph Bandelier, Swiss-American anthropologist, standing in a suit with hands behind his back, dated 1892.
Adolph Bandelier
American anthropologist
St. Junípero Serra
St. Junípero Serra
Spanish Franciscan missionary
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Juan Padilla
Spanish missionary
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
Pedro de Alvarado
Pedro de Alvarado
Spanish conquistador
Painting depicting Spanish conquistador Diego Velazquez de Cuellar handing command to Hernan Cortes near ships, with crew and indigenous laborers in the background.
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
Spanish conquistador
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Vasco de Quiroga
Mexican religious educator
St. Peter Claver
St. Peter Claver
Spanish missionary
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Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mexican military officer
Pope Leo XIV
Leo XIV
pope
The founder of Morena, Andrés Manuel López Obrador
Andrés Manuel López Obrador
president of Mexico
Enrique Pena Nieto, wearing a dark suit and red striped tie, smiles and waves with his right hand raised, with blurred Mexican flags in the background.
Enrique Peña Nieto
president of Mexico
Benito Juárez
Benito Juárez
president of Mexico
Lázaro Cárdenas.
Lázaro Cárdenas
president of Mexico
Emiliano Zapata
Emiliano Zapata
Mexican revolutionary
Marcos, Subcomandante
Subcomandante Marcos
Mexican leader
Edward Burnett Tylor
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor
British anthropologist
Francisco Madero, undated photograph
Francisco Madero
president of Mexico
Octavio Paz.
Octavio Paz
Mexican writer and diplomat