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Gerónimo de Aguilar

1489 - 1531

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Jerónimo de Aguilar O.F.M. (1489–1531) was a Franciscan friar born in Écija, Spain. Aguilar was sent to Panama to serve as a missionary. He was later shipwrecked on the Yucatán Peninsula in 1511 and captured by the Maya. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerónimo de Aguilar has received more than 212,782 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gerónimo de Aguilar is the 180th most popular explorer (down from 158th in 2019), the 683rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 628th in 2019) and the 33rd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 180 out of 498. Before him are Simon Fraser, John Sutter, Anthony van Diemen, Jacob van Heemskerck, John Rolfe, and Hendrik Brouwer. After him are Constantin François de Chassebœuf, comte de Volney, Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo, William Parry, Fernão do Pó, René Caillié, and Sophie Blanchard.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 9. Before him are Margaret Tudor, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Thomas Cranmer, William Farel, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, and Antoine, Duke of Lorraine. After him are Charles IV, Duke of Alençon, Fernando d'Ávalos, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Francesco Venier, François de Tournon, and Lorenzo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1531, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 5. Before him are Huldrych Zwingli, Louise of Savoy, Tilman Riemenschneider, and Hans Burgkmair. After him are Johannes Oecolampadius, Vincenzo Catena, Vallabha, Pedro Arias Dávila, and George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 683 out of 3,355. Before him are Mariano Fortuny (1871), José Luis de Vilallonga, 9th Marquess of Castellbell (1920), Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560), Lucius Licinius Sura (40), Muniadona of Castile (995), and Aioulf (400). After him are Raphael (1943), Pedro Antonio de Alarcón (1833), Margaret of Navarre (1134), Vicente Martín y Soler (1754), Isidro Lángara (1912), and Ángela Molina (1955).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 33. Before him are Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), and Paulo da Gama (1465). After him are Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), and Rodrigo de Jerez (1350).

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