
Pánfilo de Narváez and the Narváez Expedition
The Explorers Podcast
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The History of Panfilo De Narvai's
Panfilo de Narvai's would make his way into the history books as a player in the conquest of Jamaica and Cuba. He was an officer in Esquivel's force when they went to Jamaica in 1509. In 1511 he would be given a role in the conquests of Cuba, the next island the Spanish had set their sights on. The man now fades from the public eye for a few years, but he will re-emerge in 1520. Then and Cortez had been granted a charter to go to Mexico by the governor of Cuba, Diego Valesquez. But before Cortez could leave with his expedition, his charter was revoked by the governor
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