MILITARY PERSONNEL

Francisco Hernández de Córdoba

1475 - 1526

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Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko eɾˈnandeθ ðe ˈkoɾðoβa]; c. 1475 – 1526) is usually reputed as the founder of Nicaragua, and in fact he founded two important Nicaraguan cities, Granada and León. The currency of Nicaragua is named the córdoba in his memory. Córdoba was an officer of Pedro Arias Dávila, known also as Pedrarias Dávila. Hernán Cortés and Hernán Ponce de León supported Córdoba during the conquest of Nicaragua in 1524, in return for support against Cristóbal de Olid. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco Hernández de Córdoba is the 742nd most popular military personnel (up from 1,103rd in 2019), the 593rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 863rd in 2019) and the 12th most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 742 out of 2,058. Before him are Karl-Adolf Hollidt, Wilhelm Ritter von Thoma, Prince Josias of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Albert Leo Schlageter, George Meade, and Herbert Kappler. After him are Andriy Melnyk, Roustam Raza, Grigory Kulik, Lei Feng, Takeo Kurita, and Julian, Count of Ceuta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1475, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 13. Before him are Beatrice d'Este, Sebastiano Serlio, Bernardino Luini, Luis Ramírez de Lucena, Anne of York, and Afonso, Prince of Portugal. After him are Maximus the Greek, Edward Plantagenet, 17th Earl of Warwick, Pierre Gringore, Khvandamir, Marcantonio Trivisan, and Jörg Breu the Elder. Among people deceased in 1526, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 11. Before him are Isabella of Austria, Scipione del Ferro, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, Rodrigo de Triana, and Peter Martyr d'Anghiera. After him are Elisabetta Gonzaga, Shō Shin, Conrad Grebel, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 593 out of 3,355. Before him are Elvira de Hidalgo (1891), Elvira of Castile, Queen of Sicily (1103), Josep Puig i Cadafalch (1867), Cesc Fàbregas (1987), George Meade (1815), and Juan Sánchez Cotán (1560). After him are José Antonio Aguirre (1904), Caterina Albert (1869), Javier Clemente (1950), Fernán González of Castile (910), Josep Pla (1897), and Víctor Valdés (1982).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba ranks 12. Before him are Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), and George Meade (1815). After him are Gaius Laelius (-300), Inés Suárez (1507), José Miaja (1878), Álvaro de Bazán, 1st Marquess of Santa Cruz (1526), Cristóbal de Olid (1487), and Blas de Lezo (1689).

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