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Rodrigo de Bastidas

1460 - 1527

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Rodrigo de Bastidas (Spanish pronunciation: [roˈðɾiɣo ðe βasˈtiðas]; Triana, Seville, Andalusia, c. 1465 – Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, 28 July 1527) was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who mapped the northern coast of South America, discovered Panama, and founded the city of Santa Marta. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo de Bastidas is the 196th most popular explorer (up from 228th in 2019), the 699th most popular biography from Spain (up from 860th in 2019) and the 34th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Rodrigo de Bastidas ranks 196 out of 498. Before him are Filipa Moniz Perestrelo, Alexander Mackenzie, Johann Anton Güldenstädt, Gaspar Corte-Real, Simon Fraser, and Alexander Andreyevich Baranov. After him are Nikolai Rezanov, James Weddell, Don Walsh, Francisco de Montejo, Jean-Baptiste Charcot, and Pedro Arias Dávila.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1460, Rodrigo de Bastidas ranks 20. Before him are Andrea Solari, João da Nova, Pierre de la Rue, Frederick I, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Konstanty Ostrogski, and Johannes Widmann. After him are John Skelton, Georges d'Amboise, Svante Nilsson, Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, and Johann Froben. Among people deceased in 1527, Rodrigo de Bastidas ranks 7. Before him are Niccolò Machiavelli, Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Diego Columbus, Juan de Grijalva, Christoph I, Margrave of Baden-Baden, and Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona. After him are Casimir, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Johann Froben, Felix Manz, and Catherine of York.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rodrigo de Bastidas ranks 699 out of 3,355. Before him are Andrés Gimeno (1937), Abu Hamid al-Gharnati (1080), Antonio de la Cruz (1947), Eulogius of Córdoba (810), Juan de Homedes (1477), and María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762). After him are Abd al-Rahman IV (1000), Mariano Fortuny (1871), Muhammad III of Córdoba (976), Abu'l-Hasan Ali of Granada (1500), Francisco de Montejo (1479), and Agila I (null).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Rodrigo de Bastidas ranks 34. Before him are Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509), Rodrigo de Triana (1469), João da Nova (1460), Gaspar de Portolá (1716), and Paulo da Gama (1465). After him are Francisco de Montejo (1479), Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), and Juan de Garay (1528).

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