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Sebastián Vizcaíno

1548 - 1624

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Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548–1624) was a Spanish soldier, entrepreneur, explorer, and diplomat whose varied roles took him to New Spain, the Baja California peninsula, the California coast and Asia. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sebastián Vizcaíno has received more than 280,278 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastián Vizcaíno is the 290th most popular explorer (down from 264th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from Spain (down from 927th in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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  • 280k

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  • 50.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.34

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sebastián Vizcaíno ranks 290 out of 405. Before him are Edward S. Curtis, Francisco Moreno, Jens Munk, Grigory Potanin, Lourenço Marques, and Peter Freuchen. After him are Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Alexander Gordon Laing, Gonçalo Velho Cabral, Bertrand Piccard, Meriwether Lewis, and Pierre Poivre.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1548, Sebastián Vizcaíno ranks 13. Before him are Honda Tadakatsu, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Bianca Cappello, Fatma Sultan, Palma il Giovane, and Antonio Priuli. After him are Giulio Cesare Polerio and Malik Ambar. Among people deceased in 1624, Sebastián Vizcaíno ranks 10. Before him are Ahmad Sirhindi, Dirck van Baburen, Charles of Austria, Bishop of Wroclaw, Marco Antonio de Dominis, Ketevan the Martyr, and Juan de Mariana. After him are Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham, Francesco Contarini, Vicente Espinel, and Thomas van Erpe.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Sebastián Vizcaíno ranks 1,045 out of 2,932. Before him are Miguel Ricardo de Álava (1772), Periko Alonso (1953), Joaquín Sabina (1949), Salvador Espriu (1913), Victoria Kent (1891), and Juan Fernández Navarrete (1526). After him are Carmen Sevilla (1930), Nicolás Salmerón y Alonso (1838), Xavier Montsalvatge (1912), Antonio Saura (1930), Josep Maria Subirachs (1927), and Bernardo Atxaga (1951).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Sebastián Vizcaíno ranks 44. Before him are Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Juan de Garay (1528), Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519), and Juan Fernández (1536). After him are Félix de Azara (1742), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), Pascual de Andagoya (1495), Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (1500), Gaspar de Portolá (1716), and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (1478).

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