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Benjamin of Tudela

1130 - 1173

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Benjamin of Tudela (fl. c. 12th century), also known as Benjamin ben Jonah, was a medieval Jewish traveler who visited Europe, Asia, and Africa in the twelfth century. His vivid descriptions of western Asia preceded those of Marco Polo by a hundred years. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin of Tudela has received more than 308,413 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Benjamin of Tudela is the 79th most popular explorer (down from 75th in 2019), the 257th most popular biography from Spain and the 14th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Benjamin of Tudela is most famous for his account of his travels from 1160-1173.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 79 out of 405. Before him are Willem Janszoon, Jules Dumont d'Urville, Calamity Jane, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, Ferdinand von Wrangel, and Richard E. Byrd. After him are Ármin Vámbéry, Stepan Makarov, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Yaqut al-Hamawi, and Jeanne Baret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1130, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 8. Before him are Pope Clement III, William of Tyre, Saint Rosalia, Baldwin III of Jerusalem, Toghrul, and Géza II of Hungary. After him are Charles VII of Sweden, Rashid ad-Din Sinan, Magnus II of Sweden, Akka Mahadevi, Theobald V, Count of Blois, and Eustace IV, Count of Boulogne. Among people deceased in 1173, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 2. Before him is Petronilla of Aragon. After him are Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Euphrosyne of Polotsk, Bolesław IV the Curly, Uijong of Goryeo, Matthew, Count of Boulogne, and Benoît de Sainte-Maure.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 257 out of 2,932. Before him are Manuel Santana (1938), Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Matilde Camus (1919), and Pompeia Plotina (65). After him are Alfonso I of Asturias (693), Nachmanides (1194), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609), Carles Puyol (1978), and Eleanor of Castile (1241).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Benjamin of Tudela ranks 14. Before him are Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), and Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542). After him are Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), and Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441).

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