After receiving the awards and becoming governor of New Spain, Cortes led an expedition into Honduras in 1524. Rebel conquistador Cristobal de Olid had claimed Honduras for several years, all the time in an underground alliance with Cuban governor, Diego Velazquez. Infuriated, Cortes set out to Honduras to claim the area for New Spain. While in Honduras, Cortes hanged a feared rebel and issued for the arrest of Diego Velazquez, the treasonous governor of Cuba who had participated with Olid in the control of Honduras. However, the Spanish monarchy did not respond, and instead became more concerned with the amount of power that Cortes exhibited. Thus, in 1528, Cortes lost his governorship and returned to Spain. Honduras was important because it was there that Cortes misused his power as governor, which lost him the position.
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