MILITARY PERSONNEL

Pedro de Valdivia

1497 - 1553

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Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ðe βalˈdiβja]; April 17, 1497 – December 25, 1553) was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After having served with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command. In 1540, Valdivia led an expedition of 150 Spaniards into Chile, where he defeated a large force of indigenous warriors and founded Santiago in 1541. He extended Spanish rule south to the Biobío River in 1546, fought again in Peru (1546–1548), and returned to Chile as governor in 1549. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pedro de Valdivia is the 248th most popular military personnel (up from 272nd in 2019), the 190th most popular biography from Spain (up from 209th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Military Personnel.

Pedro de Valdivia was a Spanish conquistador who led an expedition to Chile in 1540. He was the first governor of Chile and founder of Santiago.

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS

Among military personnels, Pedro de Valdivia ranks 248 out of 2,058. Before him are Maximilian von Weichs, Emmanuel de Grouchy, marquis de Grouchy, Wu Sangui, Slobodan Praljak, Bai Qi, and Jack Phillips. After him are Juan Pujol García, Wilhelm Mohnke, Jan Henryk Dąbrowski, Kurt Student, Erich von dem Bach-Zelewski, and Craterus.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1497, Pedro de Valdivia ranks 3. Before him are Philip Melanchthon, and Hans Holbein the Younger. After him are Beyhan Sultan, Emperor Go-Nara, Ernest I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Mōri Motonari, Francesco Canova da Milano, Jean Fernel, and Stephen Gardiner. Among people deceased in 1553, Pedro de Valdivia ranks 7. Before him are Edward VI of England, François Rabelais, Şehzade Mustafa, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Michael Servetus, and Şehzade Cihangir. After him are Charles III, Duke of Savoy, Maurice, Elector of Saxony, Girolamo Fracastoro, John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, Lucrezia de' Medici, and Sinan Pasha.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Pedro de Valdivia ranks 190 out of 3,355. Before him are Raúl (1977), Abū Ishāq Ibrāhīm al-Zarqālī (1029), Peter IV of Aragon (1319), Hernando de Soto (1500), Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (1535), and Marisa Paredes (1946). After him are Juan Pujol García (1912), Xavi (1980), Carlos Saura (1932), Vicente Aleixandre (1898), Eleanor of Navarre (1426), and Xabi Alonso (1981).

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Among MILITARY PERSONNELS In Spain

Among military personnels born in Spain, Pedro de Valdivia ranks 2. Before him are Roland (736). After him are Juan Pujol García (1912), Pedro de Alvarado (1485), José Sanjurjo (1872), Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba (1453), John of Austria the Younger (1629), Serena (365), Antonio Tejero (1932), Alonso Pérez de Guzmán y Sotomayor, 7th Duke of Medina Sidonia (1550), George Meade (1815), and Francisco Hernández de Córdoba (1475).

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