Diego de Mazariegos

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Mazariegos and the second or maternal family name is Porres.
For the colonial governor of Cuba and Venezuela, see Diego de Mazariegos Guadalfajara.

Diego de Mazariegos y Porres[1] was a Spanish conquistador. He conquered Chiapas in Mexico, and in 1528, together with Andrés de la Tovilla, founded San Cristóbal de las Casas (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Españoles) and Chiapa de Corzo (as Villa Real de Chiapa de los Indios). He was the first Lieutenant Governor of Chiapas from 1528 to 1529.

The statue of de Mazariegos in San Cristóbal was torn down by Mayan anti-colonial activists on October 12, 1992, Columbus Day. This and other acts of protest by indigenous peoples across the Americas were in response to the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the New World.[2]

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References

  1. ^ (in Spanish) Archivo Nacional de Cuba, 1957, Boletín del Archivo Nacional, Volume 55, p206
  2. ^ Cohen-Aponte, Ananda (October 11, 2017). "Genealogies of Revolutionary Iconoclasm, from Tupac Amaru to Central Park, Pt II". Age of Revolutions. Retrieved August 31, 2025.
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