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Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón

1478 - 1526

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Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón (c. 1480 – 18 October 1526) was a Spanish magistrate and explorer who in 1526 established the short-lived San Miguel de Gualdape colony, one of the first European attempts at a settlement in what is now the United States. Ayllón's account of the region inspired a number of later attempts by the Spanish and French governments to colonize the southeastern United States. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón is the 445th most popular explorer (down from 431st in 2019), the 1,719th most popular biography from Spain (down from 1,670th in 2019) and the 55th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ranks 445 out of 498. Before him are Vassili Poyarkov, Aeneas Mackintosh, Grigory Grum-Grshimailo, Boyd Alexander, Georgy Ushakov, and Krystyna Chojnowska-Liskiewicz. After him are Frans Blom, John Gardner Wilkinson, Valerian Albanov, Matthew Henson, Jan Carstenszoon, and Charles Sturt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1478, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ranks 21. Before him are Louis V, Elector Palatine, Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, Wolfgang Capito, Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Konrad Pellikan, and Surdas.  Among people deceased in 1526, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ranks 15. Before him are Rodrigo de Triana, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Shō Shin, and Conrad Grebel. After him is Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ranks 1,719 out of 3,355. Before him are Enrique Tierno Galván (1918), Vicente Piera (1903), Francisco Rodríguez Adrados (1922), Gaspar Núñez de Arce (1832), Blanca Portillo (1963), and Tomatito (1958). After him are Jimmy Jump (1976), José Luis Artetxe (1930), Alberto Moreno (1992), Ramón Gil (1897), Antonio Suárez (1932), and Pilar Miró (1940).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón ranks 55. Before him are Pascual de Andagoya (1495), Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548), Domingo Martínez de Irala (1509), Francisco de Ulloa (1501), García López de Cárdenas (1500), and Alonso Álvarez de Pineda (1494).

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