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Tristão da Cunha

1460 - 1540

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Tristão da Cunha (sometimes misspelled Tristão d'Acunha; Portuguese pronunciation: [tɾiʃˈtɐ̃w dɐ ˈkuɲɐ]; c. 1460 – c. 1540) was a Portuguese explorer and naval commander. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Tristão da Cunha has received more than 144,370 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Tristão da Cunha is the 111th most popular explorer (down from 96th in 2019), the 102nd most popular biography from Portugal (down from 86th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Portuguese Explorer.

Tristão da Cunha is most famous for being the first European to set foot on Antarctica.

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  • 140k

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  • 59.74

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.19

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Tristão da Cunha ranks 111 out of 405. Before him are Sacagawea, Pêro da Covilhã, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Bernal Díaz del Castillo, João Gonçalves Zarco, and Juan de la Cosa. After him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Semyon Dezhnev, Pedro de Mendoza, Francisco Vázquez de Coronado, Thomas Cavendish, and George Vancouver.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Tristão da Cunha ranks 9. Before him are Johann Tetzel, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples, Bartholomew Columbus, Judah Leon Abravanel, and Juan de la Cosa. After him are Lorenzo Costa, Jacopo de' Barbari, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Andrea Solari, Tilman Riemenschneider, and Konstanty Ostrogski. Among people deceased in 1540, Tristão da Cunha ranks 9. Before him are Thomas Cromwell, Angela Merici, Rosso Fiorentino, Juan Luis Vives, Francesco Guicciardini, and Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua. After him are Guillaume Budé, Joos van Cleve, Tomé Pires, Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Barthel Beham, and Dawit II.

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In Portugal

Among people born in Portugal, Tristão da Cunha ranks 102 out of 555. Before him are Berengaria of Portugal (1198), Eleanor of Viseu (1458), João Gonçalves Zarco (1390), Judah Leon Abravanel (1460), Wamba (630), and Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal (1186). After him are Óscar Carmona (1869), Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira (1793), Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu (1433), António Costa (1961), and José Maria de Eça de Queirós (1845).

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Among EXPLORERS In Portugal

Among explorers born in Portugal, Tristão da Cunha ranks 12. Before him are Diogo Cão (1440), Diego Columbus (1479), Diogo Dias (1450), Fernão Mendes Pinto (1509), Pêro da Covilhã (1450), and João Gonçalves Zarco (1390). After him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1565), João Vaz Corte-Real (1420), António de Abreu (1480), Francisco Serrão (1500), Gaspar Corte-Real (1450), and Gil Eanes (null).

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