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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira

1542 - 1595

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Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira (or Neyra) (1 October 1542 – 18 October 1595) was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595. His voyages led to the discovery of the Marquesas, Cook Islands, and Solomons among other archipelagos. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira has received more than 122,726 page views. His biography is available in 33 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira is the 76th most popular explorer (up from 99th in 2019), the 253rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 330th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira was a Spanish explorer. He is most famous for leading the first European expedition to the Solomon Islands.

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  • 33

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 8.39

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 76 out of 405. Before him are Alonso de Ojeda, Vicente Yáñez Pinzón, Davy Crockett, Willem Janszoon, Jules Dumont d'Urville, and Calamity Jane. After him are Ferdinand von Wrangel, Richard E. Byrd, Benjamin of Tudela, Ármin Vámbéry, Stepan Makarov, and Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1542, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 7. Before him are Mary, Queen of Scots, Akbar, Tokugawa Ieyasu, John of the Cross, Hattori Hanzō, and Robert Bellarmine. After him are Isabella de' Medici, Mariam-uz-Zamani, Jan Zamoyski, Giovanni Leonardo Di Bona, Henriette of Cleves, and Ruqaiya Sultan Begum. Among people deceased in 1595, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 7. Before him are Murad III, Torquato Tasso, Philip Neri, Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Mohammad Khodabanda, and Archduke Ernest of Austria. After him are António, Prior of Crato, John Hawkins, Thoinot Arbeau, Jeremias II of Constantinople, Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers, and John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 253 out of 2,932. Before him are Postumus (250), Alfonso III of Aragon (1265), Fernando Rey (1917), Reccared I (510), Manuel Santana (1938), and Carlota Joaquina of Spain (1775). After him are Ibn al-Baitar (1197), Matilde Camus (1919), Pompeia Plotina (65), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Alfonso I of Asturias (693), and Nachmanides (1194).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira ranks 13. Before him are Diego de Almagro (1475), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460). After him are Benjamin of Tudela (1130), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Ferdinand Columbus (1488), and Pánfilo de Narváez (1478).

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