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MILITARY PERSONNEL

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

1453 - 1515

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Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1 September 1453 – 2 December 1515) was a Spanish general and statesman who led successful military campaigns during the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. His military victories and widespread popularity earned him the nickname “El Gran Capitán” ("The Great Captain"). He also negotiated the final surrender of Granada and later served as Viceroy of Naples. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba has received more than 298,652 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is the 424th most popular military personnel (down from 413th in 2019), the 314th most popular biography from Spain and the 5th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general who was most famous for his victory over the French at the Battle of Pavia in 1525.

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  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.42

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 424 out of 1,468. Before him are Alexander von Falkenhausen, Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Günther Lütjens, Xu Huang, Alfred von Waldersee, and Uqba ibn Nafi. After him are Gan Ning, Mitsuru Ushijima, Karl Silberbauer, Muqali, John of Austria the Younger, and Cao Ren.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 6. Before him are Giuliano de' Medici, Simonetta Vespucci, Afonso de Albuquerque, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, and Clarice Orsini. After him are Gülbahar Hatun, Andreas Palaiologos, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Margaret of Foix, and Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden. Among people deceased in 1515, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 6. Before him are Louis XII of France, Afonso de Albuquerque, Meñli I Giray, Aldus Manutius, and Alonso de Ojeda. After him are Bartholomew Columbus, Mariotto Albertinelli, Abraham Zacuto, Barbara of Brandenburg, Pietro Lombardo, and Barbara Zápolya.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 314 out of 2,932. Before him are Iker Casillas (1981), Sancho VII of Navarre (1154), Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029), Eduardo Martínez Somalo (1927), Ferdinand II of León (1137), and Blanche II of Navarre (1424). After him are Al-Hakam I (770), Jorge Semprún (1923), Bernardino de Sahagún (1499), Juana Enríquez (1425), Maria Anna of Spain (1606), and Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 5. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), and Juan Pujol García (1912). After him are John of Austria the Younger (1629), José Sanjurjo (1872), Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553).

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