PANFILO DE NARVAEZ

Heritage

• Panfilo de Narvaez was born in Valladoid, Castile in Spain 1478.
• Because of growing up in Spain, he spoke Spanish.
• One of the King's favorites.
• One of his relatives was the governor of Cuba.

Expedition

• The goal of the exhibition was to create Spanish colonies and to explore
• the land from Mexico to Florida
• The year of exhibition was 1528 in November

Accomplishments

• He was granted to explore the land of Florida to Mexico
• He was granted the land of Florida
• He was a lieutenant governor of Cuba after he helped concur it in 1511
• He owned plantations in Cuba

Distinguishing Facts

• He outnumbered Cortes 3 to 1, but he still got beat
• He got his eye stabbed out by Cortes
• He embarked to Jamaica as a solider in 1510
• Helped conquer Cuba in 1511

Contribution to Texas History

• He scouted the land to set up Spanish Colonies
• When the survivors of the hurricane showed up in Texas the Karankawas took 
• them in and the Europeans spread smallpox and influenza killing off most
• of the Karankanawas.

What If

• If Narvaez did not become lieutenant governor of Cuba he wouldn't have been
• set up for the exploration and wouldn't have been granted the land.
• If Narvaez didn't decide to travel Florida by foot, he wouldn't have gotten
• in the hurricane and the survivors wouldn't have spread the diseases to the
• Karankawas that killed them off.

Thank You!