Pánfilo de Narváez

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Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.

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de Narváez 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
explorer
person
activityPeriod early 16th century
appointedBy Charles I of Spain
surface form: King Charles I of Spain
associatedWith Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
birthDate 1470
birthPlace Crown of Castile
Valladolid
conflictWith Hernán Cortés
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
deathCause drowning
deathDate 1528
deathPlace Gulf of Mexico
employer Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
era Age of Exploration
surface form: Age of Discovery
expeditionOutcome disastrous
most of his men died
expeditionStartYear 1527
expeditionTo Florida
surface form: La Florida
explored Florida
Tampa Bay area
surface form: Tampa Bay region
familyName Pánfilo de Narváez self-linksurface differs
surface form: de Narváez
givenName Pánfilo
grantedBy Spanish monarchy
surface form: Spanish Crown
landedAt Tampa Bay area
surface form: Tampa Bay
languageSpoken Spanish
lostEyeIn battle with forces of Hernán Cortés
militaryRank commander
mission to arrest Hernán Cortés
notableFor conflict with Hernán Cortés
expeditions in the Americas
ill-fated Florida expedition
numberOfMenOnExpedition about 600
occupation conquistador
explorer
participatedIn Spanish conquest of Florida
surface form: Narváez expedition to Florida

Spanish conquest of Cuba
expedition to Mexico against Hernán Cortés
religion Catholicism
servedUnder Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar
sought colonization of Florida
wealth and territory for Spain
title Adelantado of Florida
surface form: adelantado of Florida
wasCommanderOf Spanish conquest of Florida
surface form: Narváez expedition
wasDefeatedBy Hernán Cortés
wasSentBy Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

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Tocobaga encountered Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez familyName Pánfilo de Narváez self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: de Narváez