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Francisco de Ulloa

1501 - 1540

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Francisco de Ulloa (pronounced [fɾanˈθisko ðe wˈʎoa]) (died 1540) was a Spanish explorer who explored the west coast of present-day Mexico and the Baja California Peninsula under the commission of Hernán Cortés. Ulloa's voyage was among the first to disprove the cartographic misconception of the existence of the Island of California. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Francisco de Ulloa is the 386th most popular explorer (down from 313th in 2019), the 1,445th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,167th in 2019) and the 52nd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Francisco de Ulloa ranks 386 out of 498. Before him are Vasily Chichagov, Gombojab Tsybikov, Alexander Burnes, Jacques Bernard Hombron, Georgy Sedov, and Nathaniel Palmer. After him are Lauge Koch, Charles John Andersson, Teoberto Maler, Oscar Dickson, Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, and Frank Wild.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1501, Francisco de Ulloa ranks 16. Before him are Leonhart Fuchs, Bairam Khan, Ivan Susanin, Perino del Vaga, Maurice Scève, and Hemu.  Among people deceased in 1540, Francisco de Ulloa ranks 19. Before him are Cardinal-Infante Afonso of Portugal, Duarte, Duke of Guimarães, Tomé Pires, Barthel Beham, Hans Leonhard Schäufelein, and Fernão de Loronha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Francisco de Ulloa ranks 1,445 out of 3,355. Before him are Infanta María Cristina of Spain (1833), Ramón Guzmán (1907), Ramón Pérez de Ayala (1880), Enric Valor i Vives (1911), Fernand Sanz (1881), and Anselmo Lorenzo (1841). After him are Manuel Anatol (1903), Eugenio Montero Ríos (1832), Luz Casal (1958), Paloma San Basilio (1950), Manuel Alonso Areizaga (1895), and Dani Güiza (1980).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Francisco de Ulloa ranks 52. Before him are Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (1500), Pedro Tafur (1410), Félix de Azara (1742), Pascual de Andagoya (1495), Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), and Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509). After him are García López de Cárdenas (1500), Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (1494), and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (1478).

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