MILITARY PERSONNEL

Cristóbal de Olid

1487 - 1524

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Cristóbal de Olid (Spanish: [kɾisˈtoβal de oˈlið]; 1487–1524) was a Spanish adventurer, conquistador and rebel who played a part in the conquest of the Aztec Empire and present-day Honduras. Born in Baeza, Olid grew up in the household of the governor of Cuba, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar. In 1518 Velázquez sent Olid to relieve Juan de Grijalva, but en route a hurricane caused the loss of Olid's anchors, and he returned to Cuba. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Cristóbal de Olid has received more than 95,913 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Cristóbal de Olid is the 1,146th most popular military personnel (up from 1,159th in 2019), the 887th most popular biography from Spain (up from 942nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Memorability Metrics

  • 96k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 53.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Cristóbal de Olids by language

Over the past year Cristóbal de Olid has had the most page views in the with 25,252 views, followed by English (13,234), and French (1,621). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Egyptian Arabic (118.00%), Arabic (110.70%), and Breton (67.93%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Cristóbal de Olid ranks 1,146 out of 2,058. Before him are Anton Haus, Oreste Baratieri, Harold Bride, Melita Norwood, Abraham Duquesne, and Pavel Grachev. After him are Ludwig Kübler, Nuri Killigil, Jirō Minami, Shi Jingtang, Piet Cronjé, and Roussel de Bailleul.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, Cristóbal de Olid ranks 13. Before him are Michael Stifel, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Anna of Brandenburg, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. After him are Petar Hektorović, Macropedius, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, and Giovanni da Udine. Among people deceased in 1524, Cristóbal de Olid ranks 15. Before him are Andrea Solari, Salaì, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, Hans Holbein the Elder, Tang Yin, and Johann von Staupitz. After him are Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria, Ğazı I Giray, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Thomas Linacre.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Cristóbal de Olid ranks 887 out of 3,355. Before him are Muhyi al-Din al-Maghribi (1220), Abraham ibn Daud (1110), Gilbert Horal (1200), Josep Maria Jujol (1879), Eleanor of Arborea (1340), and Indalecio Prieto (1883). After him are Francisco Guerrero (1528), Alonso Mudarra (1510), Juan Gisbert Sr. (1942), Àngel Guimerà (1845), Antonio Puerta (1984), and Enrique Cerezo (1948).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Cristóbal de Olid ranks 21. Before him are Gaius Laelius (-300), Gonzalo Guerrero (1470), Blas de Lezo (1689), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), José Millán-Astray (1879), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475). After him are Juan Yagüe (1891), Juan Martín Díez (1775), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Agustina de Aragón (1786), and Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772).

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