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Pánfilo de Narváez

1478 - 1528

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Pánfilo de Narváez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaɱfilo ðe naɾˈβaeθ]; born 1470 or 1478, died 1528) was a Spanish conquistador and soldier in the Americas. Born in Spain, he first sailed to the island of Jamaica (then Santiago) in 1510 as a soldier. Pánfilo participated in the conquest of Cuba and led an expedition to Camagüey, escorting Bartolomé de las Casas. He is best remembered as the leader of two failed expeditions, the first of which began in 1519 and ended in 1520 after defeat and capture in battle against Hernán Cortés. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pánfilo de Narváez is the 128th most popular explorer (down from 115th in 2019), the 424th most popular biography from Spain (down from 410th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition to New Spain in 1528. He was most famous for being the first European to explore the area around Tampa Bay, Florida.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 128 out of 498. Before him are Hugh Glass, Michael Rockefeller, Chris McCandless, George Vancouver, Alvise Cadamosto, and Pedro de Mendoza. After him are Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, Juan de Grijalva, Sebastián de Belalcázar, Mary Kingsley, Frederick Cook, and Andrés de Urdaneta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 10. Before him are Thomas More, Philip I of Castile, Giorgione, Baldassare Castiglione, Jan Gossaert, and John, Prince of Asturias. After him are Sancha of Aragon, Barbara Jagiellon, Hatuey, Gian Giorgio Trissino, Louis V, Elector Palatine, and Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés. Among people deceased in 1528, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 6. Before him are Albrecht Dürer, Matthias Grünewald, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Georg von Frundsberg, and Palma Vecchio. After him are Balthasar Hubmaier, Clarice de' Medici, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Rana Sanga, Urs Graf, and Edzard I, Count of East Frisia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 424 out of 3,355. Before him are Hasdai Crescas (1340), Priscillian (340), Lorenzo Sanz (1943), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919), and Sancho VII of Navarre (1154). After him are Quini (1949), Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (1848), Josep Samitier (1902), Ruy González de Clavijo (1400), Leander of Seville (534), and Sisebut (565).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 25. Before him are Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Lope de Aguirre (1518), and Pedro de Mendoza (1487). After him are Juan de Grijalva (1480), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), and João da Nova (1460).

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