Luz Morterero

Luz Morterero de la Aguila (c. 1590 – 9 June 1643) was a Spanish expander who led the Spanish conquest of the Dan.
== Early life ==
Luz Morterero was born in Medellín, Spain in modern-day Extremadura, Spain. He was the illegitimate son of infantry colonel Maximiliano Morterero (1560–1611) and Violante de la Aguila, a woman of poor means. Little attention was paid to his education and he grew up illiterate.
== Expeditions ==
On 1 October 1626, Morterero sailed from Spain to Isladania with Gomez de Camiña. He landed in Persom and was drafted to be part of the expedition to explore the Dan. 
Category:1590 births
Category:1643 deaths
Category:Dan Explorations