Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528

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The Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 was a disastrous Spanish venture to explore and conquer parts of the Gulf Coast, whose few survivors—including Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca—wandered for years across what is now the southern United States and northern Mexico.

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instanceOf Spanish exploration expedition
conquistador expedition
failed colonization attempt
approximateNumberOfFinalSurvivors 4
approximateNumberOfMenAtDeparture 600
arrivalInFlorida 1528
casualties most of the expedition members died
causeOfDisaster conflict with indigenous peoples
disease
shipwrecks
starvation
storms
conflictWithIndigenousPeoples Apalachee
various Gulf Coast tribes
country Crown of Castile
departureCountry Spain
departurePort Sanlúcar de Barrameda
distanceTraveledOverland thousands of kilometers
documentedIn La relación (Cabeza de Vaca’s account)
Naufragios (Shipwrecks) by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
linked to: Naufragios
durationOfWandering about 8 years
endpointOfSurvivorsJourney Spanish settlements in northern Mexico
near present-day Sinaloa
endTime 1536
historicalSignificance one of the earliest European crossings of the North American interior
provided early ethnographic information about indigenous peoples of the Gulf Coast and Southwest
influenced later expeditions such as Coronado’s search for the Seven Cities of Cíbola
landfallPresentDayLocation Florida
landfallRegion Tampa Bay
linked to: Tampa Bay area
leader Pánfilo de Narváez
leaderFate Pánfilo de Narváez presumed drowned
notableParticipant Alonso del Castillo Maldonado
Andrés Dorantes de Carranza
Estevanico
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
numberOfShipsAtDeparture 5
objective conquest of Florida
establish Spanish colonies on the Gulf Coast
search for wealth and gold
overlandRouteRegion present-day Florida
present-day Gulf Coast
present-day Texas
present-day northern Mexico
predecessor Juan Ponce de León’s expeditions to Florida
relatedExploration early Spanish exploration of North America
result disastrous failure
shipwreckLocation near present-day Galveston Island
shipwreckPresentDayRegion Texas
sponsor King Charles I of Spain NERFINISHED
startTime 1527
survivors Alonso del Castillo Maldonado
Andrés Dorantes de Carranza
Estevanico
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
theaterOfOperations Gulf Coast of North America
Gulf of Mexico

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Spanish conquest of Florida hasPart Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
conflict with Hernán Cortés alsoKnownAs Narváez expedition against Cortés
linked to: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca participantIn Narváez expedition
linked to: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
Safety Harbor culture contactEvent Narváez expedition
linked to: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528
Safety Harbor archaeological culture encounteredBy Pánfilo de Narváez expedition
linked to: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528