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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar

1465 - 1524

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Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar has received more than 364,017 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar is the 64th most popular explorer (up from 68th in 2019), the 227th most popular biography from Spain (up from 242nd in 2019) and the 9th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador and explorer. He was most famous for his exploration of the Yucatán Peninsula.

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  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.90

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ranks 64 out of 498. Before him are John Smith, Henry Hudson, Jean-François de Galaup, comte de Lapérouse, Diogo Dias, Yaqut al-Hamawi, and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón. After him are Davy Crockett, Nikolay Przhevalsky, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, John Davis, Xu Fu, and Alonso de Ojeda.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1465, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ranks 2. Before him is Vittore Carpaccio. After him are Scipione del Ferro, Kunigunde of Austria, Mehmed I Giray, Hans Holbein the Elder, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gil Vicente, Agostino Chigi, Paulo da Gama, Bramantino, and Konrad Peutinger. Among people deceased in 1524, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ranks 5. Before him are Vasco da Gama, Ismail I, Giulia Farnese, and Claude of France. After him are Joachim Patinir, Marko Marulić, Isabella of Aragon, Duchess of Milan, Andrea Solari, Salaì, Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, and Hans Holbein the Elder.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ranks 227 out of 3,355. Before him are Alfonso VII of León and Castile (1105), Sancho II of Castile and León (1036), Petronilla of Aragon (1136), Luis Enrique (1970), Antoni Tàpies (1923), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460). After him are Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775), Louis Blanc (1811), Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Blanche I of Navarre (1387), Reccared I (510), and Henry III of Castile (1379).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar ranks 9. Before him are Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Juan Ponce de León (1460), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Diego de Almagro (1475), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460). After him are Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Hernando de Soto (1500), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), and Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542).

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