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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

1500 - 1517

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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko eɾˈnandeθ ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]; c. 1467 in Córdoba – 1517 in Sancti Spíritus) was a Spanish conquistador, known to history mainly for the ill-fated expedition he led in 1517, in the course of which the first European accounts of the Yucatán Peninsula were compiled. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba has received more than 6,746 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Francisco Hernández de Córdoba is the 123rd most popular explorer (up from 137th in 2019), the 456th most popular biography from Spain (up from 533rd in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 123 out of 498. Before him are Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, Hans Staden, Alvise Cadamosto, and Pedro de Mendoza. After him are Jean Chardin, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Salomon August Andrée, Afanasy Nikitin, Isabella Bird, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 16. Before him are Hernando de Soto, John of Ávila, Al-Mutawakkil III, Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, and Sinan Pasha. After him are Afanasy Nikitin, Reginald Pole, Francisco Serrão, Paris Bordone, Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada, and Margarita Luti. Among people deceased in 1517, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 12. Before him are Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha, Tuman bay II, Catherine of Navarre, Dayan Khan, Heinrich Isaac, and Cima da Conegliano. After him are Francesco Francia, Badi' al-Zaman Mirza, Hadım Sinan Pasha, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, Ludovico di Varthema, and Yunus Pasha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 456 out of 3,355. Before him are Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Víctor Erice (1940), Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068), and García II of Galicia (1042). After him are Lola Flores (1923), Francesc Macià (1859), Miguel Induráin (1964), Henry I of Castile (1204), María Casares (1922), and Fruela II of Asturias (875).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 25. Before him are Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), and Pedro de Mendoza (1487). After him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), and Ruy López de Villalobos (1500).

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