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Paulo da Gama

1465 - 1499

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Paulo da Gama (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpawlu ðɐ ˈɣɐmɐ]; c. 1465 – June or July 1499) was a Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré, and the older brother of Vasco da Gama. He was a member of the first voyage from Europe to India, led by his brother, commanding the ship São Rafael, which would be later scuttled in the return trip. Paulo da Gama joined the São Gabriel. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Paulo da Gama has received more than 48,781 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Paulo da Gama is the 171st most popular explorer (down from 160th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 631st in 2019) and the 32nd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 56.73

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.76

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.50

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Paulo da Gama ranks 171 out of 498. Before him are Gustav Nachtigal, Luís Vaz de Torres, Niccolò de' Conti, James Bruce, Lancelotto Malocello, and Henri Mouhot. After him are Gaspar Corte-Real, António de Abreu, Simon Fraser, John Sutter, Anthony van Diemen, and Jacob van Heemskerck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1465, Paulo da Gama ranks 10. Before him are Kunigunde of Austria, Mehmed I Giray, Hans Holbein the Elder, Philibert I, Duke of Savoy, Gil Vicente, and Agostino Chigi. After him are Bramantino, Konrad Peutinger, Jan Provoost, Shō Shin, Ashikaga Yoshihisa, and Johann von Staupitz. Among people deceased in 1499, Paulo da Gama ranks 6. Before him are Marsilio Ficino, Alesso Baldovinetti, John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg, Bartolomeo Vivarini, and Stephen Zápolya. After him are Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Perkin Warbeck, Ambrogio Contarini, Leonardo III Tocco, and Laura Cereta.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 652 out of 3,355. Before him are Isabella of Aragon, Queen of Germany (1305), Ramón Serrano Suñer (1901), Ferdinand de la Cerda (1255), Pedro Arrupe (1907), Juan Antonio Bardem (1922), and Abu Bakr ibn al-Arabi (1076). After him are Lina Romay (1954), Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576), Abbot Oliba (971), Rosalía Mera (1944), Eleanor of Castile (1191), and Ibn 'Abd al-Barr (978).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Paulo da Gama ranks 32. Before him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), and Ruy López de Villalobos (1500). After him are Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), and Pedro Cieza de León (1520).

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