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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

1475 - 1526

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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko eɾˈnandeθ ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]; c. 1475 – 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada and León. The currency of Nicaragua is named the córdoba in his memory. Córdoba was an officer of Pedro Arias Dávila, known also as Pedrarias Dávila.: 43  Hernán Cortés and Hernán Ponce de León supported Córdoba during the conquest of Nicaragua in 1524,: 135  in return for support against Cristóbal de Olid. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Hernández de Córdoba has received more than 6,430 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Francisco Hernández de Córdoba is the 1,053rd most popular military personnel (down from 896th in 2019), the 863rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 746th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 1,053 out of 1,468. Before him are Tatikios, Ieronim Uborevich, Monte Melkonian, Rash Behari Bose, James Wolfe, and Archelaus. After him are Lucius D. Clay, Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg, Coenus, Anne Hilarion de Tourville, Alberto Bayo, and Alexander Vandegrift.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 14. Before him are Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Afonso, Prince of Portugal, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, and Maximus the Greek. After him are Marcantonio Trivisan, Pierre Gringore, Jan Mostaert, and Anne of York. Among people deceased in 1526, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 13. Before him are Scipione del Ferro, Rodrigo de Triana, Ibrahim Lodi, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, and Shō Shin. After him are Conrad Grebel, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 863 out of 2,932. Before him are Andrés Gimeno (1937), Diego Martínez Barrio (1883), Ermengol I, Count of Urgell (1000), Enrique Cerezo (1948), Manuel Orantes (1949), and Andregoto Galíndez (910). After him are Francisco Bru (1885), Infante Gonzalo of Spain (1914), Francisco de Toledo (1515), Antonio López García (1936), Roberto Martínez (1973), and Agobard (769).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 18. Before him are Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553), Gaius Laelius (-300), Serena (365), Blas de Lezo (1689), José Miaja (1878), and Agustina de Aragón (1786). After him are George Meade (1815), Juan Yagüe (1891), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), and Tomás de Zumalacárregui (1788).

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