Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (Spanish: ['dje?o ße'la?ke? ðe 'kwe?a?]; 1465 in Cuéllar, Spain – c.
June 12, 1524 in Santiago de Cuba) was a Spanish conquistador.
He conquered and governed Cuba on behalf of Spain and moved Havana from the south coast of western Cuba to the north coast, placing it well as a port for Spanish trade.