conflict with Hernán Cortés

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The conflict with Hernán Cortés refers to the 1520 military confrontation in Mexico in which Pánfilo de Narváez was sent by the Spanish governor of Cuba to arrest Cortés, leading to Narváez’s defeat and the defection of many of his men to Cortés’s side.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military conflict
alsoKnownAs Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
surface form: Narváez expedition against Cortés

conflict between Hernán Cortés and Pánfilo de Narváez
appliesToJurisdiction Spanish Empire
authorizedBy Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
belligerent expedition of Hernán Cortés
expedition of Pánfilo de Narváez
chronologyWithinWork occurs after initial alliance with Tlaxcalans
occurs before the Noche Triste
commandedBy Hernán Cortés
Pánfilo de Narváez
conflictType armed confrontation
country Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain
describedBySource Spanish colonial chronicles
endTime May 1520
followedBy Cortés’s return to Tenochtitlan in 1520
follows landing of Pánfilo de Narváez at Veracruz
hasCause dispute over authority in New Spain
order to arrest Hernán Cortés
rivalry between Hernán Cortés and Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
hasEffect increase of Hernán Cortés’s manpower
weakening of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar’s influence in New Spain
hasPart Siege of Tenochtitlan
surface form: Battle of Cempoala
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
location Cempoala
Mexico
natureOfConflict intra-Spanish military confrontation
notableCommander Hernán Cortés
Pánfilo de Narváez
objective arrest of Hernán Cortés
replacement of Cortés’s command in New Spain
opponent Hernán Cortés
Pánfilo de Narváez
participant Hernán Cortés
Pánfilo de Narváez
Spanish conquistadors
forces loyal to Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
partOf Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire
pointInTime 1520
result capture of Pánfilo de Narváez
consolidation of Cortés’s control in central Mexico
reinforcement of Cortés’s army
victory of Hernán Cortés
significantEvent defeat of Pánfilo de Narváez
defection of Narváez’s men to Hernán Cortés
startTime May 1520

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Pánfilo de Narváez notableFor conflict with Hernán Cortés