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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés

1519 - 1574

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Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo meˈnendeθ ðe aβiˈles]; Asturian: Pedro (Menéndez) d'Avilés; 15 February 1519 – 17 September 1574) was a Spanish admiral, explorer and conquistador from Avilés, in Asturias, Spain. He is notable for planning the first regular trans-oceanic convoys, which became known as the Spanish treasure fleet, and for founding St. Augustine, Florida, in 1565. This was the first successful European settlement in La Florida and the most significant city in the region for nearly three centuries. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro Menéndez de Avilés is the 289th most popular explorer (down from 266th in 2019), the 1,025th most popular biography from Spain (down from 982nd in 2019) and the 44th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 289 out of 498. Before him are Ludwig Leichhardt, Freya Stark, Ivan Papanin, Nuno Tristão, Francis Younghusband, and Jim Bridger. After him are Anthony Jenkinson, Eusebio Kino, Roy Chapman Andrews, Wulfstan of Hedeby, Jean Louis Marie Poiret, and Ingvar the Far-Travelled.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1519, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 17. Before him are Imagawa Yoshimoto, Andrea Cesalpino, Antonis Mor, Thomas Gresham, Frans Floris, and Marie of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. After him is Girolamo Mei. Among people deceased in 1574, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 17. Before him are Marie of Cleves, Princess of Condé, Ebussuud Efendi, Guidobaldo II della Rovere, Duke of Urbino, Guru Amar Das, Louis of Nassau, and Damião de Góis. After him are Joachim Camerarius, Giovanni Battista Giraldi, Gáspár Heltai, and Hans Eworth.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 1,025 out of 3,355. Before him are José Antonio Reyes (1983), José Manuel Fuente (1945), Francesc Pi i Margall (1824), Juan Benlloch i Vivó (1864), Carlos Moyá (1976), and Pascual Cervera y Topete (1839). After him are José Manuel Pinto (1975), Concha Velasco (1939), José Mari Bakero (1963), Gonzalo Queipo de Llano (1875), Martí Ventolrà (1906), and Jordi Pujol (1930).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés ranks 44. Before him are Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Juan de Garay (1528), Francisco de Bobadilla (1500), Rodrigo de Jerez (1350), and Juan Fernández (1536). After him are Juan Pizarro (1511), Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (1500), Pedro Tafur (1410), Félix de Azara (1742), Pascual de Andagoya (1495), and Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548).

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