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Francisco de Orellana

1511 - 1546

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Francisco de Orellana (Spanish pronunciation: [fɾanˈθisko ðe oɾeˈʝana]; 1511 – November 1546) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador. In one of the most improbably successful voyages in known history, Orellana managed to sail the length of the Amazon, arriving at the river's mouth on 24 August 1542. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco de Orellana has received more than 780,429 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Orellana is the 32nd most popular explorer (up from 34th in 2019), the 91st most popular biography from Spain (down from 78th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Francisco de Orellana is most famous for being the first European to explore the Amazon River.

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  • 69.04

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  • 45

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.38

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.80

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco de Orellana ranks 32 out of 405Before him are Thor Heyerdahl, Willem Barentsz, Henry Morton Stanley, Vasco Núñez de Balboa, John Cabot, and Pytheas. After him are Evliya Çelebi, Giovanni da Pian del Carpine, Juan Ponce de León, Jan van Riebeeck, Robert Falcon Scott, and Martin Behaim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1511, Francisco de Orellana ranks 2Before him is Giorgio Vasari. After him are Bartolomeo Ammannati, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Ippolito de' Medici, Erasmus Reinhold, Ashikaga Yoshiharu, and Nicola Vicentino. Among people deceased in 1546, Francisco de Orellana ranks 3Before him are Martin Luther and Hayreddin Barbarossa. After him are Meera, Giulio Romano, Francisco de Vitoria, Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Petru Rareș, Étienne Dolet, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Isabella di Morra, and David Beaton.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Orellana ranks 91 out of 2,932Before him are Isaac Albéniz (1860), Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1470), Blanche of Castile (1188), José Carreras (1946), Peter III of Aragon (1239), and Juan Gris (1887). After him are Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549), Joaquín Rodrigo (1901), Dolores Ibárruri (1895), Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852), Roderic (688), and Luis Aragonés (1938).

Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco de Orellana ranks 5Before him are Hernán Cortés (1485), Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), and Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475). After him are Juan Ponce de León (1460), Diego de Almagro (1475), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).