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Ferdinand Columbus

1488 - 1539

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Ferdinand Columbus (Spanish: Fernando or Hernando Colón; Portuguese: Fernando Colombo; Italian: Fernando Colombo; 15 August 1488 – 12 July 1539) was a Spanish bibliographer and cosmographer, the second son of Christopher Columbus. His mother was Beatriz Enriquez de Arana, whom his father never married. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ferdinand Columbus is the 110th most popular explorer (down from 98th in 2019), the 374th most popular biography from Spain (down from 361st in 2019) and the 18th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Ferdinand Columbus ranks 110 out of 498. Before him are Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Frederick de Houtman, Bartholomew Columbus, João Gonçalves Zarco, and Heinrich Barth. After him are Gonzalo Pizarro, Fernão Mendes Pinto, Martín Alonso Pinzón, Carsten Niebuhr, Thomas Cavendish, and Sacagawea.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1488, Ferdinand Columbus ranks 8. Before him are Jungjong of Joseon, Ulrich von Hutten, Bartolommeo Bandinelli, Germaine of Foix, Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, and Lütfi Pasha. After him are Sebastian Münster, Charles II, Duke of Savoy, Joseph Karo, Otto Brunfels, Johannes Magnus, and Gustav Trolle. Among people deceased in 1539, Ferdinand Columbus ranks 7. Before him are Guru Nanak, Isabella of Portugal, Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, Isabella d'Este, Ayas Mehmed Pasha, and Anthony Maria Zaccaria. After him are George, Duke of Saxony, Ayşe Hatun, Elizabeth Blount, Ottaviano Petrucci, John III, Duke of Cleves, and Il Pordenone.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Ferdinand Columbus ranks 374 out of 3,355. Before him are Rosalía de Castro (1837), Hisham II (965), Juana Enríquez (1425), Yusuf I of Granada (1318), Juan Negrín (1892), and Fernando Torres (1984). After him are Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Gérard Encausse (1865), Antipope Clement VIII (1370), David Villa (1981), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), and Luis Ramírez de Lucena (1475).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Ferdinand Columbus ranks 18. Before him are Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), Benjamin of Tudela (1130), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1500). After him are Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Lope de Aguirre (1518), and Pedro de Mendoza (1487).

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