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Rodrigo de Jerez

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Rodrigo de Jerez was one of the Spanish crewmen who sailed to the Americas on the Santa Maria as part of Christopher Columbus's first voyage across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492. He was born in Ayamonte, a small city in the southwest of Spain. He is credited with being the first European smoker. On 12 October 1492, the crew first encountered tobacco at San Salvador island in the Bahamas, known to the natives as Guanahani. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo de Jerez is the 261st most popular explorer (down from 246th in 2019), the 928th most popular biography from Spain (down from 912th in 2019) and the 42nd most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Rodrigo de Jerez ranks 261 out of 498. Before him are Dinis Dias, Thekla Resvoll, Karl Weyprecht, Oscar Wisting, Bento de Góis, and Julius Popper. After him are Karl Maximovich, Edward Bransfield, Ada Blackjack, Adolf Lüderitz, Jedediah Smith, and Man of the Hole.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1350, Rodrigo de Jerez ranks 27. Before him are Guillaume Cale, Ilyas Khoja, Dan II of Wallachia, Leonor Teles, Jehuda Cresques, and Rudolf VI, Margrave of Baden. After him are Nawruz Beg, Johannes von Tepl, Qulpa, George Kodinos, Maria Angelina Doukaina Palaiologina, and Katherine Swynford.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rodrigo de Jerez ranks 928 out of 3,355. Before him are Luis García Berlanga (1921), Jaume Huguet (1412), Gaspar de Borja y Velasco (1580), Juan Carlos Ferrero (1980), Luis Cernuda (1902), and Toda of Pamplona (876). After him are Mathieu Orfila (1787), Pelagius of Córdoba (912), Miguel Cabanellas (1872), Jimena Díaz (1046), Domènec Balmanya (1914), and Francisco Herrera the Younger (1622).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Rodrigo de Jerez ranks 42. Before him are Pedro Arias Dávila (1443), Ruy López de Villalobos (1500), Gerónimo de Aguilar (1489), Pedro Cieza de León (1520), Juan de Garay (1528), and Francisco de Bobadilla (1500). After him are Juan Fernández (1536), Pedro Menéndez de Avilés (1519), Juan Pizarro (1511), Álvaro de Saavedra Cerón (1500), Pedro Tafur (1410), and Félix de Azara (1742).

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