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Lope de Aguirre

1518 - 1561

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Lope de Aguirre (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈlope ðe aˈɣire]; 8 November 1510 – 27 October 1561) was a Basque Spanish conquistador who was active in South America. Nicknamed El Loco ("the Madman"), he styled himself "Wrath of God, Prince of Freedom." Aguirre is best known for his final expedition down the Amazon River in search of the mythical golden Kingdom El Dorado and Omagua. In 1561, Aguirre led a mutiny against the expedition's commander, Pedro de Orsúa, and declared his intent to return to Peru and overthrow Spain's colonial government. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lope de Aguirre has received more than 518,668 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Lope de Aguirre is the 66th most popular explorer (up from 84th in 2019), the 232nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 282nd in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Lope de Aguirre is most famous for leading a group of Spanish conquistadors in the search for El Dorado.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lope de Aguirre ranks 66 out of 405. Before him are John Smith, James Clark Ross, Nikolay Przhevalsky, John Davis, Antonio Pigafetta, and William Dampier. After him are Hernando de Soto, Diego Columbus, Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Alonso de Ojeda, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, and Davy Crockett.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1518, Lope de Aguirre ranks 3. Before him are Tintoretto and Antoine of Navarre. After him are Francis III, Duke of Brittany and Hieronymus Cock. Among people deceased in 1561, Lope de Aguirre ranks 4. Before him are Şehzade Bayezid, Rüstem Pasha, and Gülfem Hatun. After him are Menno Simons, Matteo Bandello, Claude Garamond, Bairam Khan, Sayri Túpac, Lucrezia de' Medici, Duchess of Ferrara, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, and Yamamoto Kansuke.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Lope de Aguirre ranks 232 out of 2,932. Before him are Juan Pujol García (1912), Abd al-Rahman ibn Abd Allah al-Ghafiqi (650), Jordi Savall (1941), Charles II, Duke of Parma (1799), Xavi (1980), and Alfonso IX of León (1171). After him are Ramon Berenguer IV, Count of Barcelona (1114), Hernando de Soto (1500), Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (1402), Kane (1967), Antoni Tàpies (1923), and Joseph of Anchieta (1534).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Lope de Aguirre ranks 8. Before him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Juan Ponce de León (1460), and Diego de Almagro (1475). After him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), and Benjamin of Tudela (1130).

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