NameJuan Vela
BirthMedellin, Badajos, Spain
OccupationConquistador
Misc. Notes
Juan Vela arrived in 1539 from Medellin, Badajoz. He was a Conquistador of the
Yucatan in 1541. Parents: Rodrigo Vela and Catalina Rodriquez. He married Juana
de Aguirre who was the daughter of Diego de Villarreal a Conquistador of Chiapas.