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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Narváez expedition | 2 |
| Narváez expedition against Cortés | 1 |
| Pánfilo de Narváez expedition | 1 |
| Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 Context triple: [Spanish conquest of Florida, hasPart, Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528]
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Portolá expedition
The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.
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Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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Pioneer Column expedition
The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña is a historic 18th-century Spanish colonial mission in San Antonio, Texas, renowned for its well-preserved stone church and role in the spread of Catholicism and Spanish influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pánfilo de Narváez expedition of 1528 Target entity description: 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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A.
Portolá expedition
The Portolá expedition was a 1769–1770 Spanish exploratory and colonizing venture that marked the first overland European exploration of present-day California, leading to the establishment of missions and settlements along the coast.
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B.
Granma expedition
The Granma expedition was the 1956 seaborne journey in which Fidel Castro and his followers sailed from Mexico to Cuba to launch the guerrilla war that ignited the Cuban Revolution.
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C.
Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez was a Spanish conquistador and explorer best known for his ill-fated expeditions in the Americas, including attempts to challenge Hernán Cortés and to colonize Florida.
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D.
Pioneer Column expedition
The Pioneer Column expedition was an 1890 British colonial venture that led a force of settlers and police north from South Africa to occupy and establish white rule over what became Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
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E.
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña
Mission Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción de Acuña is a historic 18th-century Spanish colonial mission in San Antonio, Texas, renowned for its well-preserved stone church and role in the spread of Catholicism and Spanish influence in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Spanish exploration expedition
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conquistador expedition ⓘ failed colonization attempt ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfFinalSurvivors | 4 ⓘ |
| approximateNumberOfMenAtDeparture | 600 ⓘ |
| arrivalInFlorida | 1528 ⓘ |
| casualties | most of the expedition members died ⓘ |
| causeOfDisaster |
conflict with indigenous peoples
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disease ⓘ shipwrecks ⓘ starvation ⓘ storms ⓘ |
| conflictWithIndigenousPeoples |
Apalachee
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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)
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Naufragios ⓘ
surface form:
Naufragios (Shipwrecks) by Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
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| durationOfWandering | about 8 years ⓘ |
| endpointOfSurvivorsJourney |
Spanish settlements in northern Mexico
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near present-day Sinaloa ⓘ |
| endTime | 1536 ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
one of the earliest European crossings of the North American interior
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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 area
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surface form:
Tampa Bay
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| leader | Pánfilo de Narváez ⓘ |
| leaderFate | Pánfilo de Narváez presumed drowned ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
Alonso del Castillo Maldonado
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Andrés Dorantes de Carranza ⓘ Estevanico ⓘ Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsAtDeparture | 5 ⓘ |
| objective |
conquest of Florida
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establish Spanish colonies on the Gulf Coast ⓘ search for wealth and gold ⓘ |
| overlandRouteRegion |
present-day Florida
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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
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Andrés Dorantes de Carranza ⓘ Estevanico ⓘ Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Gulf of Mexico coastline
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surface form:
Gulf Coast of North America
Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
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