# Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar — WHE Definition Discussion

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**Created:** [July 13, 2022, 9:00am UTC](https://community.worldhistory.org/t/diego-velazquez-de-cuellar-whe-definition-discussion/4695 "2022-07-13T09:00:01Z")\
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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (also spelt Velásquez, 1465-1524) was a Spanish conquistador who conquered Cuba in 1511, became the island's first governor for the next decade, and sponsored expeditions of conquest directed at the American mainland, notably the one led by Hernán Cortés (1485-1547) which conquered the Aztec civilization of Mexico.

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