, ▁and ▁Francisco ▁Cort és ▁de ▁San ▁Buen av ent ura ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 4 . ▁The ▁first ▁area ▁expl ored ▁now ▁belongs ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁J alis co ▁down ▁into ▁what ▁it ▁now ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Col ima . ▁In ▁ 1 5 2 9 , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Aud encia ▁in ▁New ▁Spain , ▁Nu ño ▁de ▁Gu zm án ▁came ▁west ▁from ▁Mexico ▁City ▁with ▁a ▁force ▁of ▁ 3 0 0 ▁Spanish ▁and ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁Indian ▁al lies , ▁travel ing ▁through ▁Mich o ac án , ▁Gu an aju ato , ▁J alis co ▁and ▁S inal oa . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 5 3 1 , ▁Gu zm án ▁founded ▁the ▁Villa ▁del ▁Esp í rit u ▁Santo ▁de ▁la ▁Mayor ▁Españ as ▁as ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁conquer ed ▁western ▁lands . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁changed ▁shortly ▁there after ▁to ▁Santiago ▁Gal icia ▁de ▁Com post ela . ▁In ▁ 1 5 3 1 , ▁Gu zm án ▁ordered ▁his ▁chief ▁lieutenant , ▁Juan ▁de ▁O ñ ate , ▁to ▁found ▁the ▁Villa ▁of ▁Gu adal aj ara , ▁named ▁after ▁Gu zm án ' s ▁h omet own ▁in ▁Spain . ▁It ▁was ▁initially ▁founded ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁now ▁No ch ist lán ▁in ▁Z ac ate cas . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 2 , ▁but ▁the ▁small ▁settlement ▁came ▁under ▁repeated ▁attacks ▁from ▁the ▁C az can es