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Francisco de Montejo

1479 - 1553

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Francisco de Montejo (Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko ðe monˈtexo]; c. 1479 – c. 1553) was a Spanish conquistador in Mexico and Central America. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Montejo is the 200th most popular explorer (up from 227th in 2019), the 704th most popular biography from Spain (up from 859th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco de Montejo ranks 200 out of 498. Before him are Simon Fraser, Alexander Andreyevich Baranov, Rodrigo de Bastidas, Nikolai Rezanov, James Weddell, and Don Walsh. After him are Jean-Baptiste Charcot, Pedro Arias Dávila, Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Francis Garnier, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, and Douglas Mawson.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1479, Francisco de Montejo ranks 10. Before him are Vasili III of Russia, Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours, Diego Columbus, Peter Henlein, Ippolito d'Este, and Vallabha. After him are Guru Amar Das, Catherine of York, Philip I, Margrave of Baden, and Henry V, Duke of Mecklenburg. Among people deceased in 1553, Francisco de Montejo ranks 16. Before him are Girolamo Fracastoro, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Lucrezia de' Medici, Sinan Pasha, Juan de Homedes, and Lord Guildford Dudley. After him are Erasmus Reinhold, Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Pedro de Toledo y Zúñiga, Wolf Huber, Francesco Donato, and Mateo Flecha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Montejo ranks 704 out of 3,355. Before him are María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Abd al-Rahman IV (1000), Mariano Fortuny (1871), Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), and Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500). After him are Agila I (null), Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (1859), Jaume Cabré (1947), Thomas of Villanova (1486), Beatus of Liébana (730), and Manuel Orantes (1949).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco de Montejo ranks 35. Before him are Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), João da Nova (1460), Gaspar de Portolá (1716), Paulo da Gama (1465), and Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460). After him are Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Juan de Garay (1528), and Francisco de Bobadilla (1500).

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