Pánfilo de Narváez and his expedition of nearly 300 men landed here in April, 1528. They moved inland seeking gold but eventually decided that not only was there no gold. The expedition moved on from Florida but only 4 men eventually made it back to Mexico after storms and disease destroyed them.
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Pánfilo de Narváez
Pánfilo de Narváez (1478–1528) was a Spanish conqueror and soldier in the Americas. He is most remembered as the leader of two expeditions, one to Mexico in 1520 to oppose Hernán Cortés, and the disastrous Narváez expedition to Florida in 1527.