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About Juan Cano de Saavedra
Don Juan Cano de Saavedra (c. 1502–1572) was a Spanish conquistador from Cáceres in Extremadura.
At age 18, Cano travelled to the New World and took part in Pánfilo de Narváez's expedition against Hernán Cortés. Cano subsequently fought for Cortés after Narváez's defeat.
In 1532 Cano married Isabel de Moctezuma (Tecuichpotzin), principal heir of Moctezuma II, becoming her third Spanish husband. The couple had five children: Pedro, Gonzalo, Juan, Isabel, and Catalina. Both daughters became nuns.
Cano died in Seville in September 1572.
Juan Cano Saavedra nació en la villa de Cáceres, Extremadura. En 1519 Cano se encontraba en Cuba, de donde pasó a la Nueva España con Pánfilo Narváez, tomando parte en la conquista de Tenochtitlán.
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Juan Cano de Saavedra's Timeline
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1502
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Cáceres, Extremadura, España (Spain)
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| 1535 |
1535
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Mexico
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1536
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Tenochtitlán, Tenochtitlán, Veracruz, Mexico
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1537
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Mexico
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| 1543 |
1543
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Mexico
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1545
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| 1572 |
September 1572
Age 70
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Sevilla, Andalucia, España (Spain)
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