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Peter Martyr d'Anghiera

1457 - 1526

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Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (Latin: Petrus Martyr Anglerius or ab Angleria; Italian: Pietro Martire d'Anghiera; Spanish: Pedro Mártir de Anglería; 2 February 1457 – October 1526), formerly known in English as Peter Martyr of Angleria, was an Italian historian at the service of Spain during the Age of Exploration. He wrote the first accounts of explorations in Central and South America in a series of letters and reports, grouped in the original Latin publications of 1511 to 1530 into sets of ten chapters called "decades". His Decades of the New World (De Orbe Novo) are of great value in the history of geography and discovery. He describes the first contacts of Europeans and Native American civilizations in the Caribbean, North America and Mesoamerica, and includes the first European reference to India rubber. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Martyr d'Anghiera is the 127th most popular historian (up from 153rd in 2019), the 1,757th most popular biography from Italy (up from 2,046th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Italian Historian.

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Among HISTORIANS

Among historians, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ranks 127 out of 561. Before him are August Ludwig von Schlözer, Hayden White, Guibert of Nogent, Charles du Fresne, sieur du Cange, Michael Rostovtzeff, and Alois Riegl. After him are Arnold Hauser, Paisius of Hilendar, Richard Sennett, Golo Mann, John Kinnamos, and Philostorgius.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1457, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ranks 7. Before him are Henry VII of England, Mary of Burgundy, Filippino Lippi, Seongjong of Joseon, Jacob Obrecht, and Beatrice of Naples. After him is Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria. Among people deceased in 1526, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ranks 10. Before him are Ibrahim Lodi, Isabella of Austria, Scipione del Ferro, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, Emperor Go-Kashiwabara, and Rodrigo de Triana. After him are Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Shō Shin, Conrad Grebel, Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón, and Bahadur Shah of Gujarat.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ranks 1,757 out of 5,161. Before him are Ercole Consalvi (1757), Lollia Paulina (15), Bartolomeo Platina (1421), Renato Corsetti (1941), Agostino Barbarigo (1420), and Giovanni Pacini (1796). After him are Margherita Sarfatti (1880), Bona of Savoy (1449), Palma il Giovane (1548), Silvia Federici (1942), Francesco Francia (1450), and Anna Juliana Gonzaga (1566).

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Among HISTORIANS In Italy

Among historians born in Italy, Peter Martyr d'Anghiera ranks 14. Before him are Euhemerus (-330), Carlo Ginzburg (1939), Timaeus (-350), Flavio Biondo (1388), Tyrannius Rufinus (345), and Andrea Alciato (1492). After him are Martino Martini (1614), Antiochus of Syracuse (-450), Annius of Viterbo (1437), Philistus (-430), Festus (390), and Marino Sanuto the Younger (1466).

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