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Martín Alonso Pinzón

1441 - 1493

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Martín Alonso Pinzón, (Spanish pronunciation: [maɾˈtin aˈlonso pinˈθon]; Palos de la Frontera, Huelva; c. 1441 – c. 1493) was a Spanish mariner, shipbuilder, navigator and explorer, oldest of the Pinzón brothers. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Martín Alonso Pinzón has received more than 157,277 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Martín Alonso Pinzón is the 96th most popular explorer (up from 106th in 2019), the 348th most popular biography from Spain (up from 354th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Martín Alonso Pinzón was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who participated in the first voyage of Christopher Columbus to the Americas. He is most famous for being the first European to see the mainland of North America.

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  • 1.82

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Martín Alonso Pinzón ranks 96 out of 498. Before him are Benjamin of Tudela, Charles Marie de La Condamine, Bjarni Herjólfsson, Robert FitzRoy, Ferdinand von Wrangel, and Carsten Niebuhr. After him are Calamity Jane, Ferdinand Columbus, Gonzalo Pizarro, Philip Johan von Strahlenberg, Bartholomew Columbus, and Enrique of Malacca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1441, Martín Alonso Pinzón ranks 7. Before him are Ali-Shir Nava'i, Danjong of Joseon, Charlotte of Savoy, Ernest, Elector of Saxony, Topa Inca Yupanqui, and Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri. After him are Federico I Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua, Matteo Maria Boiardo, Antonio de Nebrija, Francisco de Borja, and Magnus II, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1493, Martín Alonso Pinzón ranks 3. Before him are Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, and Topa Inca Yupanqui. After him are Tansen, and Eleanor of Naples, Duchess of Ferrara.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Martín Alonso Pinzón ranks 348 out of 3,355. Before him are Priscillian (340), Carmen Maura (1945), Juan Negrín (1892), Joan Laporta (1962), Severo Ochoa (1905), and Miguel López de Legazpi (1502). After him are Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba (1926), Andoni Zubizarreta (1961), Sancho III of Castile (1134), Ricardo Bofill (1939), Al-Bakri (1014), and Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Martín Alonso Pinzón ranks 17. Before him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), and Benjamin of Tudela (1130). After him are Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), and Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510).

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