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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pánfilo de Narváez has received more than 498,348 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Pánfilo de Narváez is the 115th most popular explorer (down from 101st in 2019), the 410th most popular biography from Spain (down from 345th in 2019) and the 22nd 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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  • 60.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 115 out of 498. Before him are Semyon Dezhnev, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Sacagawea, George Vancouver, and Cosmas Indicopleustes. After him are Heinrich Barth, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, Hans Staden, and Alvise Cadamosto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 10. Before him are Francisco Pizarro, Giorgione, Philip I of Castile, Baldassare Castiglione, John, Prince of Asturias, and Jan Gossaert. After him are Hatuey, Sancha of Aragon, Barbara Jagiellon, Surdas, Gian Giorgio Trissino, and Louis V, Elector Palatine. 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 Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Balthasar Hubmaier, Clarice de' Medici, Rana Sanga, Edzard I, Count of East Frisia, and Urs Graf.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 410 out of 3,355. Before him are Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (1848), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), Hasdai Crescas (1340), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (1880), and Abraham Cresques (1325). After him are Ordoño I of Asturias (821), Arturo Pérez-Reverte (1951), Antoni Ramallets (1924), Carlos Arias Navarro (1908), Infanta Elena, Duchess of Lugo (1963), and Raúl (1977).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pánfilo de Narváez ranks 22. Before him are Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Juan de la Cosa (1460), and Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492). After him are Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), and Andrés de Urdaneta (1498).

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