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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

1519 - 1574

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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo meˈnendeθ ðe aβiˈles]; Asturian: Pedro (Menéndez) d'Avilés; 15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro Menéndez de Avilés has received more than 552,550 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Pedro Menéndez de Avilés is the 266th most popular explorer (down from 264th in 2019), the 982nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 965th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 550k

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  • 53.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.11

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.88

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 266 out of 498. Before him are Oscar Wisting, Francis Garnier, Jim Bridger, Anthony Jenkinson, Willem de Vlamingh, and Isidore of Charax. After him are Ippolito Rosellini, Paweł Strzelecki, Grigory Shelikhov, Juan Pizarro, Vladimir Atlasov, and Humphrey Gilbert.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 17. Before him are Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, Andrea Cesalpino, Antonis Mor, Thomas Gresham, Frans Floris, and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him is Girolamo Mei. Among people deceased in 1574, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 16. Before him are Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry, Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine, Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Guru Amar Das, and Louis of Nassau. After him are Damião de Góis, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Joachim Camerarius, Gáspár Heltai, and Hans Eworth.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 982 out of 3,355. Before him are José Martínez Ruiz (1873), Federico Mayor Zaragoza (1934), Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi (1213), Mikel Laboa (1934), Rafael Arnaiz Barón (1911), and Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580). After him are Iñaki Urdangarin (1968), Juan Ruiz (1283), Wallada bint al-Mustakfi (null), Federico de Madrazo y Kuntz (1815), Ángel María Villar (1950), and Louis Bertrand (1526).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 41. Before him are Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Rodrigo de Jerez (1350), and Juan de Garay (1528). After him are Juan Pizarro (1511), João da Nova (1460), Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), Pedro Tafur (1410), and Félix de Azara (1742).

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