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Rodrigo de Triana

1469 - 1526

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Rodrigo de Triana (1469 in Lepe, Huelva, Spain – 1535 in Maluku Islands) was a Spanish sailor, believed to be the first European from the Age of Exploration to have seen the Americas. Born as Juan Rodríguez Bermejo, Triana was the son of hidalgo and potter Vicente Bermejo and Sereni Betancour. On October 12, 1492, while on Christopher Columbus' ship La Pinta, he sighted a land that was called Guanahani by the natives."Esta tierra vidó primero un marinero que se decía Rodrigo de Triana, puesto que el Almirante a las diez de la noche, estando en el castillo de popa, vidó lumbre aunque fue cosa tan cerrada que no quiso afirmar que fuese tierra." — The Diary of Christopher Columbus After spotting the Bahamian island at approximately two o'clock in the morning, he is reported to have shouted "¡Tierra! ¡Tierra!" (Land! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rodrigo de Triana is the 151st most popular explorer (up from 153rd in 2019), the 530th most popular biography from Spain (up from 592nd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 151 out of 498. Before him are Gan Ying, Samuel Wallis, Semyon Dezhnev, Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Jean Chardin, and Isabella Bird. After him are Vladimir Arsenyev, Alexandrine Tinné, João da Nova, Ahmad ibn Rustah, Scylax of Caryanda, and Martin Frobisher.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1469, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 8. Before him are Guru Nanak, Manuel I of Portugal, Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Thomas Cajetan, Ishak Pasha, and John Fisher. After him are Francesco Granacci, Elia Levita, and Laura Cereta. Among people deceased in 1526, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 9. Before him are Vittore Carpaccio, Ibrahim Lodi, Isabella of Austria, Scipione del Ferro, Giovanni dalle Bande Nere, and Emperor Go-Kashiwabara. After him are Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Francisco Hernández de Córdoba, Elisabetta Gonzaga, Shō Shin, Conrad Grebel, and Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 530 out of 3,355. Before him are Jesús María Pereda (1938), El Risitas (1956), Marcus Annius Verus (100), Ausiàs March (1400), Federica Montseny (1905), and Ángel Nieto (1947). After him are Fernando Vérgez Alzaga (1945), Lluís Llach (1948), Muhammad II of Granada (1235), Athanagild (517), Francesc Macià (1859), and Infanta Luisa Fernanda, Duchess of Montpensier (1832).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Rodrigo de Triana ranks 30. Before him are Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), Juan de Grijalva (1480), Sebastián de Belalcázar (1480), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada (1509). After him are João da Nova (1460), Gaspar de Portolá (1716), Paulo da Gama (1465), Rodrigo de Bastidas (1460), Francisco de Montejo (1479), and Pedro Arias Dávila (1443).

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