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Pedro Arias Dávila

1443 - 1531

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Pedro Arias de Ávila (c. 1440 – 6 March 1531; often Pedro Arias Dávila or Pedrarias Dávila) was a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition to the mainland of the New World. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Arias Dávila has received more than 124,394 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Pedro Arias Dávila is the 225th most popular explorer, the 856th most popular biography from Spain (down from 830th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 120k

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  • 60.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.93

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.09

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 225 out of 498. Before him are Daniel Boone, Jedediah Smith, Ma Huan, Nuno Tristão, Joshua Slocum, and Dinis Dias. After him are Julius Popper, Francisco de Montejo, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Diego de Almagro II, Nicolas Baudin, and Francisco Moreno.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 12. Before him are Rodolphus Agricola, Girolamo Riario, Piero del Pollaiolo, Magdalena of France, Askia Mohammad I, and Gilbert, Count of Montpensier. After him are Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Among people deceased in 1531, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 9. Before him are Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Burgkmair, Gerónimo de Aguilar, Johannes Oecolampadius, Vincenzo Catena, and Vallabha. After him is George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 856 out of 3,355. Before him are Infanta María Amalia of Spain (1779), Joseph Oller (1839), Pilar Bardem (1939), Manolo Escobar (1931), Lucius Cornelius Balbus (-100), and Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos (1744). After him are Francisco Sanches (1550), Santos Abril y Castelló (1936), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Eduardo Fajardo (1924), and Joseph Alcazar (1911).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 35. Before him are Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Paulo da Gama (1465), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), and Francisco de Bobadilla (1500). After him are Francisco de Montejo (1479), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Rodrigo de Jerez (1350), Juan de Garay (1528), and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519).

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