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Pedro Fernandes de Queirós

1565 - 1614

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Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (Spanish: Pedro Fernández de Quirós) (1563–1614) was a Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Fernandes de Queirós has received more than 165,295 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is the 112th most popular explorer (down from 107th in 2019), the 105th most popular biography from Portugal (down from 93rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Pedro Fernandes de Queirós is most famous for his work in the field of international law. He was a Portuguese diplomat and lawyer who served as Portugal's minister to France, the United States, and Brazil.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 112 out of 405Before him are Pêro da Covilhã, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, João Gonçalves Zarco, Juan de la Cosa, and Tristão da Cunha. After him are Semyon Dezhnev, Pedro de Mendoza, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Thomas Cavendish, George Vancouver, and Andrés de Urdaneta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 2Before him is Christina of Lorraine. After him are Mori Ranmaru, Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Marie de Gournay, Luís Vaz de Torres, Cornelis de Houtman, Reza Abbasi, Francesc Ribalta, Hendrick de Keyser, Ketevan the Martyr, and Peter Fourier. Among people deceased in 1614, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 5Before him are El Greco, Elizabeth Báthory, Lavinia Fontana, and Camillus de Lellis. After him are Marina Mniszech, Mavro Orbini, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, Isaac Casaubon, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme, Luís Vaz de Torres, and François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 105 out of 555Before him are Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Wamba (630), Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186), Tristão da Cunha (1460), Óscar Carmona (1869), and Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793). After him are Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), António Costa (1961), José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845), Francisco da Costa Gomes (1914), Infanta Antónia of Portugal (1845), and Isabel of Coimbra (1432).

Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós ranks 13Before him are Diego Columbus (1479), Diogo Dias (1450), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), and Tristão da Cunha (1460). After him are João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), António de Abreu (1480), Francisco Serrão (1500), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), Gil Eanes (null), and Pedro Mascarenhas (1484).