Why Is Panfilo Narvaez Important To Mexico

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Hernándo Cortés sailed from Spain to Mexico. What was his purpose to go on this specific exploration? Well, he wanted to claim land for Spain (which was extremely common for most explorers). Isabella (the future queen of Spain), knew what was going on during the exploration, because the king had told her everything (that had taken place). Why is Diego Velazquez important to this exploration? Diego Velazquez is important to the exploration, because not only was he Hernándo Cortés’s close friend, but he also went on the exploration (himself) with Hernándo, and Diego was also kind of in charge (Hernándo did almost everything Diego had told him to do). Diego was even the person to tell Hernándo (directly from the future queen and king) that the exploration was to be canceled. How was Panfilo Narvaez related to this exploration? Well, Panfilo Narvaez was related to this exploration, because he over saw everything, and how everything (during the exploration) had occurred. …show more content…

Yes, he did (although he really had only planned out about two things), he planned out about how much land he was going to claim for Spain. The other thing that Hernándo planned out, was how he was going to conquer the Aztecs. His plans were soon put into action during the year of 1518. A few days (after sending Hernándo Cortés and his crew to sea), the king decided to change his mind (he didn’t want Hernándo Cortés to claim land from Mexico), but Hernándo Cortés did not listen to what the king had told him. Hernando decided to not turn around (to go back to Spain), he just kept sailing towards Mexico. A few weeks later, Hernando Cortés, and his crew had landed in Mexico. Unintentionally, Hernándo and his crew ended up bringing many diseases to Mexico (with them), which ended up wiping out pretty much the whole Aztec empire (which is what Hernándo’s goal was in the first