ID: 901001732 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001732	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Battle of Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519)

Note: First battle in the Spanish conquest of Mexico, between native Maya and troops led by Hernán Cortés. Occurred in Potonchán (Tabasco), just two days after the arrival of the latter.

Display Date: 14 March 1519

Names:

	Battle of Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Batalla de Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519) (Spanish-P,D,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Named Events (P)
		....<North and South American history> (P)
		........Mexican history (P)
		............Spanish Conquest of Mexico (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519-1521) (P)
		................Battle of Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519) (P)

Other Relationships:

	related to .... battle
	.....(armed conflicts, events (activities), Events (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	participant was .... España
	..... ULAN Candidate

	located in .... Estado de Tabasco
	..... ULAN Candidate

Sources:

	Battle of Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519)
	................Seaman, Conflict in the Early Americas (2013) 104
	................Thomas, Conquest (1995) 169
	................Standish, States of Mexico: Reference Guide (2009) 381
	Batalla de Centla (Mexican-Spanish history, 1519)
	................Barjau, Batalla de Centla (2003)
	................Chiva, Triunfo del virrey (2012) 78
	................Pi-Suñer, México en el Diccionario Universal (2004) 35

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Standish, States of Mexico: Reference Guide (2009) 381
	................ Seaman, Conflict in the Early Americas (2013) 104
	................ Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia (INAH) [online], (2017-) http://www.inah.gob.mx/es/boletines/382-la-batalla-de-centla-fue-el-primer-capitulo-de-la-conquista