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Gerónimo de Aguilar

1489 - 1531

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Jerónimo de Aguilar O.F.M. (1489–1531) was a Franciscan friar born in Écija, Spain. Aguilar was sent to Panama to serve as a missionary. He was later shipwrecked on the Yucatán Peninsula in 1511 and captured by the Maya. In 1519 Hernán Cortés rescued Aguilar and engaged him as a translator during the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gerónimo de Aguilar is the 214th most popular explorer (down from 180th in 2019), the 747th most popular biography from Spain (down from 683rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 214 out of 498. Before him are René Caillié, Vasily Tatishchev, Jean-Baptiste Tavernier, John Sutter, Ruy López de Villalobos, and Jorge Álvares. After him are Wilhelm Filchner, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Ohthere of Hålogaland, Pedro Cieza de León, Alejandro Malaspina, and Jacob van Heemskerck.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1489, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 11. Before him are Thomas Cranmer, Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours, William Farel, Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Antoine, Duke of Lorraine, and Charles IV, Duke of Alençon. After him are Fernando d'Ávalos, François de Tournon, Francesco Venier, and Lorenzo Priuli. Among people deceased in 1531, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 9. Before him are Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Burgkmair, Johannes Oecolampadius, Vincenzo Catena, Vallabha, and Pedro Arias Dávila. After him is George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 747 out of 3,355. Before him are Juan de Valdés Leal (1622), Celestino Aós Braco (1945), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1453), Antonio de Ulloa (1716), and Abraham ibn Daud (1110). After him are Víctor Muñoz (1957), Julián Herranz Casado (1930), Bartolomé Carranza (1503), Jorge Manrique (1440), Luis García (1978), and Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (1454).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Gerónimo de Aguilar ranks 38. Before him are Gaspar de Portolá (1716), Paulo da Gama (1465), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), and Ruy López de Villalobos (1500). After him are Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Juan de Garay (1528), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Rodrigo de Jerez (1350), Juan Fernández (1536), and Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519).

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