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Alonso Álvarez de Pineda

1494 - 1520

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Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (Spanish: [piˈneða]; 1494–1520) was a Spanish conquistador and cartographer who was the first to prove the insularity of the Gulf of Mexico by sailing around its coast. In doing so he created the first map to depict what is now Texas and parts of the Gulf Coast of the United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alonso Álvarez de Pineda is the 420th most popular explorer (down from 415th in 2019), the 1,618th most popular biography from Spain (up from 1,621st in 2019) and the 54th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda ranks 420 out of 498. Before him are Henry Kellett, Clements Markham, Luke Foxe, Francis Crozier, Christopher Middleton, and Karl Mauch. After him are Isaac Israel Hayes, Gennady Nevelskoy, Sámuel Teleki, Hjalmar Riiser-Larsen, Androsthenes of Thasos, and György Almásy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1494, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda ranks 26. Before him are Domingo de Soto, Hans Tausen, Pierre Attaingnant, Ambrosius Holbein, Johannes Agricola, and Qiu Ying. After him is David Beaton. Among people deceased in 1520, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda ranks 16. Before him are Agostino Chigi, Ravidas, Ippolito d'Este, Idris Bitlisi, Bernardo Dovizi, and Jo Gwang-jo. After him is William Dunbar.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda ranks 1,618 out of 3,355. Before him are Martí de Riquer i Morera (1914), Carme Riera (1948), Concepción Aleixandre (1862), Julio Medem (1958), José Luis Romero (1945), and José Ufarte (1941). After him are Fernando de Santiago (1910), Juan Antonio Ipiña (1912), Ana Botín (1960), Terele Pávez (1939), Francisco Javier Sáenz de Oiza (1918), and Francisco Gabica (1937).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Alonso Álvarez de Pineda ranks 54. Before him are Félix de Azara (1742), Pascual de Andagoya (1495), Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), and García López de Cárdenas (1500). After him are Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (1478).

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