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Pedro Arias Dávila

1443 - 1531

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Pedro Arias de Ávila (c. 1440 – 6 March 1531; often Pedro Arias Dávila or Pedrarias Dávila) was a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator. He led the first great Spanish expedition to the mainland of the Americas. There, he served as governor of Panama (1514–1526) and Nicaragua (1527–1531), and founded Panama City (1519). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Arias Dávila is the 202nd most popular explorer (up from 225th in 2019), the 717th most popular biography from Spain (up from 856th in 2019) and the 36th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 202 out of 498. Before him are Rodrigo de Bastidas, Nikolai Rezanov, James Weddell, Don Walsh, Francisco de Montejo, and Jean-Baptiste Charcot. After him are Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec, Francis Garnier, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Douglas Mawson, John Rolfe, and René Caillié.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1443, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 10. Before him are Matthias Corvinus, Askia Mohammad I, Magdalena of France, Rodolphus Agricola, Albert III, Duke of Saxony, and Girolamo Riario. After him are Piero del Pollaiolo, Gilbert, Count of Montpensier, Elisabeth of Bavaria, Electress of Saxony, Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, and Edmund, Earl of Rutland. Among people deceased in 1531, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 8. Before him are Louise of Savoy, Tilman Riemenschneider, Hans Burgkmair, Johannes Oecolampadius, Vincenzo Catena, and Vallabha. After him are Gerónimo de Aguilar, and George I, Duke of Pomerania.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 717 out of 3,355. Before him are Mauregatus of Asturias (800), Urraca of Zamora (1033), Salvador de Madariaga (1886), Francisco de Toledo (1515), Lina Romay (1954), and Joan Manuel Serrat (1943). After him are Didacus of Alcalá (1400), Lucius Cornelius Balbus (-100), Antonio José Cavanilles (1745), Eleanor de Guzmán (1310), Ismail I of Granada (1279), and Juan de Zumárraga (1468).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pedro Arias Dávila ranks 36. Before him are Rodrigo de Triana (1469), João da Nova (1460), Gaspar de Portolá (1716), Paulo da Gama (1465), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), and Francisco de Montejo (1479). After him are Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Juan de Garay (1528), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), and Rodrigo de Jerez (1350).

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