Ep 9: Tabasco Part 7: The Elder, The Younger, and The Nephew
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Who was the first Royal Governor of Tabasco? How many Francisco de Montejo's made their name in the Yucatan? What was Alonso Davilas contribution to our story? Who was Baltasar de Osorio y Gallegos? What was de Montejo's most important title? How was Francisco de Montejo's relationship with the various colonial governments of New Spain? And just how many Salamanca's were established and survived in the Yucatan? All these questions and more as we follow the Montejo family into their conquest of the Yucatan starting with their pacification of Tabasco. 
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