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Nuño de Guzmán
Nuño Beltrán de Guzmán was a Spanish conquistador and colonial official in Mexico. As governor of Pánuco he raided the Huastec region for slaves, and as president of the first Audiencia of New Spain he clashed with Hernán Cortés. In 1530 he burned the Purépecha ruler and led a brutal campaign into western Mexico, founding the Kingdom of New Galicia. He was arrested in 1537.
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