Francisco de Lugo (died c. 1532) was a Spanishconquistador. Described byBernal Díaz del Castillo as "a man of uncommon bravery",[1] he served withHernán Cortés in the conquest of the Aztec Empire as one of his officers.[2]: 245, 286, 351, 356, 385
He was thehijo natural (illegitimate son) of noblemanÁlvaro Yáñez de Lugo[1] and first cousin, once removed ofAlonso Fernández de Lugo, who conquered the last of theCanary Islands:La Palma andTenerife. Born inMedina del Campo,Province of Valladolid, Francisco de Lugo travelled to Mexico as aconquistador along with hisdog.[3] He became a staunch supporter of Hernán Cortés, with whom he stood againstPánfilo de Narváez in May 1520.[4] Later that year, he was one of the leaders of the fore guard during theNoche Triste, when the Spanish army was driven out ofTenochtitlan, and one of the signers of theSegura de la Frontera letter.[4] After theFall of Tenochtitlan in 1521, he joinedCristóbal de Olid's expedition toHonduras and later settledCoatzacoalcos,Veracruz, withGonzalo de Sandoval.[4] He died around 1532 of natural causes.[4]
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