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Diego de Almagro

1475 - 1538

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Diego de Almagro (Spanish: [ˈdjeɣo ðe alˈmaɣɾo]; c. 1475 – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subduing the Inca Empire he laid the foundation for Quito and Trujillo as Spanish cities in present-day Ecuador and Peru, respectively. From Peru, Almagro led the first Spanish military expedition to central Chile. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Diego de Almagro is the 51st most popular explorer (down from 46th in 2019), the 140th most popular biography from Spain (up from 151st in 2019) and the 8th most popular Spanish Explorer.

Diego de Almagro is most famous for being the first European to explore Chile and Peru. He was also a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru, Chile, and Bolivia.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Diego de Almagro ranks 51 out of 498. Before him are Louis Antoine de Bougainville, Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, Fabian Gottlieb von Bellingshausen, Martin Behaim, William Clark, and Samuel de Champlain. After him are Giovanni Battista Belzoni, Sven Hedin, Henry Morton Stanley, William Baffin, Zhang Qian, and Giovanni da Verrazzano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Diego de Almagro ranks 6. Before him are Michelangelo, Pope Leo X, Cesare Borgia, Paolo Uccello, and Vasco Núñez de Balboa. After him are Beatrice d'Este, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Anne of York, and Afonso, Prince of Portugal. Among people deceased in 1538, Diego de Almagro ranks 3. Before him are Hatice Sultan, and Albrecht Altdorfer. After him are Askia Mohammad I, Andrea Gritti, Francesco Maria I della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Beatrice of Portugal, Duchess of Savoy, Elena Glinskaya, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, Charles II, Duke of Guelders, Érard de la Marck, and Estêvão Gomes.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Diego de Almagro ranks 140 out of 3,355. Before him are Ibn Hazm (994), Josemaría Escrivá (1902), Josep Borrell (1947), Catherine of Navarre (1470), Princess Isabella of Parma (1741), and Henry II of Navarre (1503). After him are Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566), Jacinto Benavente (1866), Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895), Miguel Primo de Rivera (1870), Martial (40), and Queen Fabiola of Belgium (1928).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Diego de Almagro ranks 8. Before him are Francisco Pizarro (1478), Juan Sebastián Elcano (1476), Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475), Francisco de Orellana (1511), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), and Juan Ponce de León (1460). After him are Hernando de Soto (1500), Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar (1465), Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460).

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