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García López de Cárdenas

1500 - Today

García López de Cárdenas

García López de Cárdenas y Figueroa was a Spanish conquistador who was the first European to see the Grand Canyon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. García López de Cárdenas is the 397th most popular explorer (down from 381st in 2019), the 1,467th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,418th in 2019) and the 53rd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, García López de Cárdenas ranks 397 out of 498. Before him are Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard, Frank Wild, Yakov Sannikov, Lourenço de Almeida, Lachlan Macquarie, and Alexander Fersman. After him are Álvaro Fernandes, Artur Chilingarov, Frederick William Beechey, George Nares, Richard Maack, and Étienne Brûlé.

Most Popular Explorers in Wikipedia

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Frederick Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard
1858 - 1945
HPI: 56.52
Rank: 391
Frank Wild
1873 - 1939
HPI: 56.51
Rank: 392
Yakov Sannikov
1780 - 1825
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 393
Lourenço de Almeida
1480 - 1508
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 394
Lachlan Macquarie
1762 - 1824
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 395
Alexander Fersman
1883 - 1945
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 396
García López de Cárdenas
1500 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 397
Álvaro Fernandes
1500 - 1500
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 398
Artur Chilingarov
1939 - 2024
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 399
Frederick William Beechey
1796 - 1856
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 400
George Nares
1831 - 1915
HPI: 55.92
Rank: 401
Richard Maack
1825 - 1886
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 402
Étienne Brûlé
1592 - 1633
HPI: 55.86
Rank: 403

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, García López de Cárdenas ranks 55. Before him are Corneille de Lyon, Ligier Richier, Martim Afonso de Sousa, Leonardo III Tocco, Joachim Camerarius, and João de Castro. After him are Álvaro Fernandes, Nicholas Ridley, and Abd al-Samad.

Others Born in 1500

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Corneille de Lyon
PAINTER
1500 - 1575
HPI: 58.48
Rank: 49
Ligier Richier
SCULPTOR
1500 - 1567
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 50
Martim Afonso de Sousa
EXPLORER
1500 - 1564
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 51
Leonardo III Tocco
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1499
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 52
Joachim Camerarius
PHILOSOPHER
1500 - 1574
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 53
João de Castro
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1548
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 54
García López de Cárdenas
EXPLORER
1500 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 55
Álvaro Fernandes
EXPLORER
1500 - 1500
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 56
Nicholas Ridley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1500 - 1555
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 57
Abd al-Samad
PAINTER
1500 - 1593
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 58

In Spain

Among people born in Spain, García López de Cárdenas ranks 1,467 out of 3,355. Before him are Jean Cassou (1897), Germà Colón (1928), Julio Caro Baroja (1914), Goyo Benito (1946), Ángel Arocha (1907), and Miguel Ángel Revilla (1943). After him are Lolita Flores (1958), Pepe Romero (1944), Paco Peña (1942), Sergi Barjuán (1971), Valentín Paz-Andrade (1898), and Eduardo González Valiño (1911).

Others born in Spain

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Jean Cassou
WRITER
1897 - 1986
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 1,461
Germà Colón
LINGUIST
1928 - 2020
HPI: 56.45
Rank: 1,462
Julio Caro Baroja
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1914 - 1995
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 1,463
Goyo Benito
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,464
Ángel Arocha
SOCCER PLAYER
1907 - 1938
HPI: 56.42
Rank: 1,465
Miguel Ángel Revilla
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,466
García López de Cárdenas
EXPLORER
1500 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 1,467
Lolita Flores
ACTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,468
Pepe Romero
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.38
Rank: 1,469
Paco Peña
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,470
Sergi Barjuán
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,471
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,472
Eduardo González Valiño
SOCCER PLAYER
1911 - 1979
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 1,473