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 294,871 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba is the 479th most popular military personnel (down from 424th in 2019), the 385th most popular biography from Spain (down from 314th in 2019) and the 7th 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.

Memorability Metrics

  • 290k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.34

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.63

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gonzalo Fernández de Córdobas by language

Over the past year Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba has had the most page views in the with 146,249 views, followed by English (40,343), and Italian (9,402). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Swedish (60.31%), Esperanto (42.63%), and Asturian (42.53%)

Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 479 out of 2,058. Before him are Alfred Redl, Honda Tadakatsu, Karl von Bülow, Alexei Grigoryevich Orlov, Tamon Yamaguchi, and Peter Townsend. After him are Erich Fellgiebel, Alfred von Waldersee, Yu Jin, Adolf Strauss, Aegidius, and Jean-Charles Pichegru.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1453, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 8. Before him are Simonetta Vespucci, Giuliano de' Medici, Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, Clarice Orsini, Gülbahar Hatun, and Andreas Palaiologos. After him are Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, Margaret of Foix, and João Fernandes Lavrador. Among people deceased in 1515, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 7. Before him are Louis XII of France, Afonso de Albuquerque, Aldus Manutius, Meñli I Giray, Alonso de Ojeda, and Bartholomew Columbus. After him are Mariotto Albertinelli, Abraham Zacuto, Barbara Zápolya, Barbara of Brandenburg, Pietro Lombardo, and Giovanni Giocondo.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 385 out of 3,355. Before him are Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Teresa Berganza (1933), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Enrique Simonet (1866), Maria Luisa, Duchess of Lucca (1782), and Jacint Verdaguer (1845). After him are Carmen Franco, 1st Duchess of Franco (1926), Blanche II of Navarre (1424), Francisco Rabal (1926), Theudis (470), Ramiro II of León (898), and Sisebut (565).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba ranks 7. Before him are Roland (736), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), Pedro de Valdivia (1497), Juan Pujol García (1912), John of Austria the Younger (1629), and José Sanjurjo (1872). After him are Antonio Tejero (1932), Inés Suárez (1507), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Serena (365), José Miaja (1878), and Francisco Gómez de Sandoval, 1st Duke of Lerma (1553).

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