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Juan de Garay

1528 - 1583

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Juan de Garay (1528–1583) was a Spanish conquistador. Garay's birthplace is disputed. Some say it was in the city of Junta de Villalba de Losa in Castile, while others argue he was born in the area of Orduña (Basque Country). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan de Garay has received more than 83,553 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Juan de Garay is the 230th most popular explorer (up from 246th in 2019), the 842nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 885th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

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  • 3.05

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Juan de Garay ranks 230 out of 405. Before him are Nikolaus Federmann, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Pedro Arias Dávila, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Douglas Mawson, and Dinis Dias. After him are Alexandrine Tinné, Edward Bransfield, Carl Anton Larsen, John Byron, Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux, and Chris McCandless.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1528, Juan de Garay ranks 15. Before him are Paolo Boi, Henri Estienne, Luis de Requesens y Zúñiga, Andrey Kurbsky, Francisco Guerrero, and Birbal. After him are Claude Le Jeune, António Ferreira, Adam Lonicer, Benito Arias Montano, and Rémy Belleau. Among people deceased in 1583, Juan de Garay ranks 14. Before him are Ivan Fyodorov, Louis VI, Elector Palatine, Antoinette de Bourbon, Oda Nobutaka, Andrey Kurbsky, and Pirro Ligorio. After him are Humphrey Gilbert, Jacques Pelletier du Mans, Zacharias Ursinus, and Thomas Erastus.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Juan de Garay ranks 842 out of 2,932. Before him are Juan Ruiz (1283), Gaspar Cassadó (1897), Alonso Berruguete (1488), Jacinto Quincoces (1905), Ignacio Zuloaga (1870), and Antonio Maura (1853). After him are Idris al-Ma'mun (1186), Manolo Escobar (1931), Santos Abril y Castelló (1936), Jordi Alba (1989), Margaret of Prades (1395), and David Silva (1986).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Juan de Garay ranks 41. Before him are Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo (1499), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), and Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460). After him are Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519), Juan Fernández (1536), Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), Félix de Azara (1742), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), and Pascual de Andagoya (1495).

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