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Pedro de Mendoza

1487 - 1537

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Pedro de Mendoza (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ðe menˈdoθa]) (c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pedro de Mendoza has received more than 167,657 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Pedro de Mendoza is the 122nd most popular explorer (down from 113th in 2019), the 452nd most popular biography from Spain (down from 410th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 170k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.50

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 30

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.00

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro de Mendoza ranks 122 out of 498. Before him are Heinrich Barth, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Himilco, Hans Staden, and Alvise Cadamosto. After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Jean Chardin, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Salomon August Andrée, Afanasy Nikitin, and Isabella Bird.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1487, Pedro de Mendoza ranks 4. Before him are Ismail I, Pope Julius III, and John Zápolya. After him are Bernard van Orley, Petru Rareș, Michael Stifel, William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, Anna of Brandenburg, Ulrich, Duke of Württemberg, Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona, and Catherine of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1537, Pedro de Mendoza ranks 7. Before him are Jane Seymour, Alessandro de' Medici, Duke of Florence, Charles, Duke of Vendôme, Lorenzo di Credi, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, and Gerolamo Emiliani. After him are Madeleine of Valois, Jörg Breu the Elder, Lempira, and Thomas Murner.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro de Mendoza ranks 452 out of 3,355. Before him are Ali ibn Yusuf (1083), María de Padilla (1334), Antonio Soler (1729), Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier (1832), Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado (1643), and García Sánchez I of Pamplona (919). After him are Víctor Erice (1940), Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (1068), García II of Galicia (1042), Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Lola Flores (1923), and Francesc Macià (1859).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pedro de Mendoza ranks 24. Before 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). After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), and Rodrigo de Triana (1469).

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