Pánfilo de Narváez
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Pánfilo de Narváez (1470 – 1528) was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. He was born in Vallenda, Spain. He is most remembered as the leader of two expeditions, one to Mexico in 1520 to oppose Hernándo Cortés, and another, disastrous, to Florida in 1527.
Narváez was a young duke much like his father, born in Castile (in either Cuéllar or Valladolid) in 1470. Narvaez took part in the conquest of Jamaica in 1509. In 1512 he went to Cuba to participate in the conquest of that island under the command of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. He led expeditions to the eastern end of that island in the company of Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas and Juan de Grijalva.
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[edit] Expedition to Mexico
After living on Hispaniola and Cuba, Narváez was sent to Mexico as Velázquez's agent to undermine Cortés's ambitions there. Narváez disembarked in Veracruz with at least 800 Spanish men, 50 horses and some artillery[1]. There they supervened a period of struggles in which they faced indigenous attacks, which caused several victims among Narváez's troops[2]; and later, the forces of Hernán Cortés. Many of the men who were accompanying Narváez joined Cortés's side and finally Narváez was defeated, in Zempoala, Veracruz on May 24, 1520, despite of his numerical superiority. Narváez, who lost an eye during the battle, was made prisoner and led to Port of Veracruz where he was imprisoned for nearly three years.
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[edit] External links
- Cabeza de Vaca's Trail with Pánfilo de Narváez in North America
- PBS - The West - Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Vaca
[edit] References
- Reséndez, Andrés. "A Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca." Basic Books, Perseus, United States of America, 2007. ISBN 0-465-06840-5
- Schneider, Paul. Brutal Journey: The Epic Story of the First Crossing of North America. Henry Holt. 2006. ISBN 080506835X
