RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (or Betancourt) y Gonzáles, OFB (Spanish: Pedro de San José de Betancur y Gonzáles, 21 March 1626– 25 April 1667), also called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt (Brother Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur) or more simply Peter de Betancurt, Hermano Pedro (Brother Peter), Santo Hermano Pedro (Saint Brother Peter), or San Pedro de Vilaflor (Saint Peter of Vilaflor), was a Spanish saint and missionary in Guatemala. Known as the "Saint Francis of Assisi of the Americas", he is the first saint native to the Canary Islands. He left at the age of 23 for New Spain, and is considered the first saint of Guatemala and Central America for having done his missionary work in those American lands. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur has received more than 87,088 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur is the 777th most popular religious figure (down from 758th in 2019), the 295th most popular biography from Spain (down from 264th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Spanish Religious Figure.
Memorability Metrics
87k
Page Views (PV)
62.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
6.12
Effective Languages (L*)
4.01
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 777 out of 3,187. Before him are Onesimus, Brother Roger, Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti, Anna Göldi, Gerard of Csanád, and Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo. After him are Giovanni Battista Re, Nectarios of Aegina, Hemma of Gurk, Jean Mabillon, József Mindszenty, and Expeditus.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsOnesimus
1 - 90
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 771
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 772
Giuseppe Caspar Mezzofanti
1774 - 1849
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 773
Anna Göldi
1734 - 1782
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 774
Gerard of Csanád
980 - 1046
HPI: 62.38
Rank: 775
Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo
1948 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 776
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 777
Giovanni Battista Re
1934 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 778
Nectarios of Aegina
1846 - 1920
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 779
Hemma of Gurk
980 - 1045
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 780
Jean Mabillon
1632 - 1707
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 781
József Mindszenty
1892 - 1975
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 782
Expeditus
300 - 303
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 783
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1626, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 8. Before him are Sabbatai Zevi, Jan Steen, Richard Cromwell, William II, Prince of Orange, Francesco Redi, and Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné. After him are Giovanni Legrenzi, Louis Couperin, Bada Shanren, John Aubrey, Andrea Guarneri, and Jan van Kessel the Elder. Among people deceased in 1667, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 6. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Francesco Borromini, Fatma Sultan, Gabriël Metsu, and Marie Louise Gonzaga. After him are Johann Jakob Froberger, Alonzo Cano, Nicolas Sanson, Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau, Peter Snayers, and Cornelis van Poelenburgh.
Others Born in 1626
Go to all RankingsSabbatai Zevi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1676
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 2
Jan Steen
PAINTER
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 3
Richard Cromwell
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1712
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 4
William II, Prince of Orange
POLITICIAN
1626 - 1650
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 5
Francesco Redi
PHYSICIAN
1626 - 1697
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 6
Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné
WRITER
1626 - 1696
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 7
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 8
Giovanni Legrenzi
COMPOSER
1626 - 1690
HPI: 58.17
Rank: 9
Louis Couperin
COMPOSER
1626 - 1661
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 10
Bada Shanren
PAINTER
1626 - 1705
HPI: 55.80
Rank: 11
John Aubrey
WRITER
1626 - 1697
HPI: 54.28
Rank: 12
Andrea Guarneri
MUSICIAN
1626 - 1698
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 13
Jan van Kessel the Elder
PAINTER
1626 - 1679
HPI: 52.49
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1667
Go to all RankingsPope Alexander VII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1599 - 1667
HPI: 74.47
Rank: 1
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 2
Fatma Sultan
POLITICIAN
1605 - 1667
HPI: 64.70
Rank: 3
Gabriël Metsu
PAINTER
1629 - 1667
HPI: 64.67
Rank: 4
Marie Louise Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1611 - 1667
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 5
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 6
Johann Jakob Froberger
COMPOSER
1616 - 1667
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 7
Alonzo Cano
ARCHITECT
1601 - 1667
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 8
Nicolas Sanson
GEOGRAPHER
1600 - 1667
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 9
Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau
POLITICIAN
1627 - 1667
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 10
Peter Snayers
PAINTER
1592 - 1667
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 11
Cornelis van Poelenburgh
PAINTER
1594 - 1667
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 295 out of 3,355. Before him are Al-Hakam I (770), Sancho IV of Castile (1258), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), La Belle Otero (1868), Eusebi Güell (1846), and Carles Rexach (1947). After him are Isabella, Princess of Asturias (1851), Telmo Zarra (1921), Carlos Ruiz Zafón (1964), Yolande of Aragon (1384), Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), and Niceto Alcalá-Zamora (1877).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsAl-Hakam I
POLITICIAN
770 - 822
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 289
Sancho IV of Castile
POLITICIAN
1258 - 1295
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 290
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
EXPLORER
1488 - 1559
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 291
La Belle Otero
ACTOR
1868 - 1965
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 292
Eusebi Güell
BUSINESSPERSON
1846 - 1918
HPI: 62.35
Rank: 293
Carles Rexach
SOCCER PLAYER
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 294
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 295
Isabella, Princess of Asturias
COMPANION
1851 - 1931
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 296
Telmo Zarra
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 2006
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 297
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
WRITER
1964 - 2020
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 298
Yolande of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1384 - 1442
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 299
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1436 - 1517
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 300
Niceto Alcalá-Zamora
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1949
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 301
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Spain
Among religious figures born in Spain, Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur ranks 22. Before him are Vincent Ferrer (1350), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Joan Enric Vives Sicília (1949), Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (1510), Eulalia of Mérida (290), and Raymond of Penyafort (1175). After him are Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros (1436), Isidore the Laborer (1080), John of Ávila (1500), Al-Qurtubi (1214), Peter of Alcantara (1499), and Eulalia of Barcelona (290).
Vincent Ferrer
1350 - 1419
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 16
Josemaría Escrivá
1902 - 1975
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 17
Joan Enric Vives Sicília
1949 - Present
HPI: 66.02
Rank: 18
Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía
1510 - 1572
HPI: 64.98
Rank: 19
Eulalia of Mérida
290 - 304
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 20
Raymond of Penyafort
1175 - 1275
HPI: 63.01
Rank: 21
Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur
1626 - 1667
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 22
Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros
1436 - 1517
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 23
Isidore the Laborer
1080 - 1130
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 24
John of Ávila
1500 - 1569
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 25
Al-Qurtubi
1214 - 1273
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 26
Peter of Alcantara
1499 - 1562
HPI: 61.50
Rank: 27
Eulalia of Barcelona
290 - 303
HPI: 61.48
Rank: 28