There are two stories about how Acapulco bay was discovered by Europeans. The first states that two years after the Conquest, Hernán Cortés sent explorers west to find gold. The explorers had subdued this area after 1523, and Captain Saavedra Cerón was authorized by Cortés to found a settlement here. The other states that the bay was discovered on 13 December 1526 by a small ship named the El Tepache Santiago captained by Santiago Guevara. The first encomendero was established in 1525 at Cacahuatepec, which is part of the modern Acapulco municipality. In 1531, a number of Spaniards, most notably Juan Rodriguez de Villafuerte, left the Oaxaca coast and founded the village of Villafuerte where the city of Acapulco now stands. Villafuerte was unable to subdue the local native peoples, and this eventually resulted in the Yopa Rebellion in the region of Cuautepec. Hernán Cortés was obligated to send Vasco ...

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Stop! Before you book your next vacation there are a few things you need to know! If you plan to take a vacation anytime soon you NEED to take into consideration the La Blanc Spa and Resort. The La Blanc is located in the famous Cancun, Mexico on an exotic beach that would leave any guest in awe. This resort prides itself on two main venues of vacation, relaxing and action.

The guests that come to relax have some of the best options here at La Blanc. Between the double Jacuzzi for two, a French style balcony overlooking the magnificent water of the ocean, the Comfort Menu, butler service, and of course, the world class spa, a person could not help but relax in a place like this. A person seeking comfort could even find an assortment of bath salts, aroma therapy options, and specialty pillows to help put them ...

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To be treated like Royalty you must goto where the service is the best! The Royal hotels in Mexico, one in Cancun and one in Riviera Maya, are two of the most exclusive, adults only resorts around! Between the marble bathrooms equipped with double jacuzzis in every room to the five different world-class restraunts this will be a vacation you will never forget! The Royal resorts are great for a week/weekend get-away but if you are really looking for somewhere to relax you will be pleasantly surprised here with the SPAzul spa that includes a Temazcal stone steam bath, a massage waterfall, and a very long list of pampering services! If your interested click here to book with us, your friendly, neighborhod tropicaltravel.net travel agents!