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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

1500 - 1517

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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko eɾˈnandeθ ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]; c. 1467 in Córdoba – 1517 in Sancti Spíritus) was a Spanish conquistador from Córdoba, known for the ill-fated expedition he led in 1517, in the course of which the first European accounts of the Yucatán Peninsula were recorded. He died from wounds he suffered during the expedition after battling against Mayan Indians. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Hernández de Córdoba is the 96th most popular explorer (up from 123rd in 2019), the 332nd most popular biography from Spain (up from 456th in 2019) and the 17th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 96 out of 498. Before him are Jean de Béthencourt, Sebastian Cabot, Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, William Parry, Benjamin of Tudela, and Salomon August Andrée. After him are Charles Marie de La Condamine, Cosmas Indicopleustes, Davy Crockett, Robert FitzRoy, James Clark Ross, and Bjarni Herjólfsson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 13. Before him are Hernando de Soto, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gülfem Hatun, Bartolomeo Eustachi, John of Ávila, and Al-Mutawakkil III. After him are Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Afanasy Nikitin, Paris Bordone, Çandarlı Halil Pasha the Younger, Sebald Beham, and Margarita Luti. Among people deceased in 1517, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 8. Before him are Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal, Fra Bartolomeo, Catherine of Navarre, Francisco Jiménez de Cisneros, Dayan Khan, and Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha. After him are Gioffre Borgia, Heinrich Isaac, Cima da Conegliano, Tuman bay II, Sikandar Lodi, and Francesco Francia.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 332 out of 3,355. Before him are Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia (1908), Ordoño II of León (873), César Manrique (1919), Berengaria of Castile (1180), Teresa Berganza (1933), and Eusebi Güell (1846). After him are Eduardo Chillida (1924), Ramiro II of León (898), Andrés Iniesta (1984), Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907), and Severo Ochoa (1905).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 17. Before him are Alonso de Ojeda (1466), Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (1542), Vicente Yáñez Pinzón (1460), Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca (1488), and Benjamin of Tudela (1130). After him are Ferdinand Columbus (1488), Gonzalo Pizarro (1510), Martín Alonso Pinzón (1441), Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Juan de la Cosa (1460), and Lope de Aguirre (1518).

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