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Sebastián de Belalcázar

1480 - 1551

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Sebastián Moyano y Cabrera, best known as Sebastián de Belalcázar (Spanish pronunciation: [seβasˈtjan de βelalˈkaθaɾ]; c. 1490 – April 28, 1551) was a Spanish conquistador. Belalcázar, also written as Benalcázar. He is known as the founder of important early virreinal cities in the northwestern part of South America; Quito in 1534 and Cali, Pasto and Popayán in 1537. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sebastián de Belalcázar is the 131st most popular explorer (up from 143rd in 2019), the 438th most popular biography from Spain (up from 579th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Spanish Explorer.

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Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Sebastián de Belalcázar ranks 131 out of 498. Before him are George Vancouver, Alvise Cadamosto, Pedro de Mendoza, Pánfilo de Narváez, Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier, and Juan de Grijalva. After him are Mary Kingsley, Frederick Cook, Andrés de Urdaneta, Mikhail Lazarev, João Vaz Corte-Real, and Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1480, Sebastián de Belalcázar ranks 19. Before him are Philibert II, Duke of Savoy, Dosso Dossi, Palma Vecchio, Salaì, Marcantonio Raimondi, and Juan de Grijalva. After him are Jean Clouet, Stańczyk, Giovanni Francesco Straparola, Charlotte of Albret, Elizabeth Boleyn, Countess of Wiltshire, and António de Abreu. Among people deceased in 1551, Sebastián de Belalcázar ranks 6. Before him are Barbara Radziwiłł, Martin Bucer, Sin Saimdang, Margaret Leijonhufvud, and Sahib I Giray. After him are Domenico di Pace Beccafumi, Oda Nobuhide, Mirza Muhammad Haidar Dughlat, George Martinuzzi, Fray Tomás de Berlanga, and Adriaen Isenbrandt.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Sebastián de Belalcázar ranks 438 out of 3,355. Before him are Ordoño III of León (926), Juan, Count of Montizón (1822), Bermudo II of León (953), Francisco Pacheco (1564), Juan de Grijalva (1480), and Luisa de Guzmán (1613). After him are Antonio Cañizares Llovera (1945), Egica (610), Anne Hidalgo (1959), Rafael Moreno Aranzadi (1892), Peter of Alcantara (1499), and Manuel Santana (1938).

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Among EXPLORERS In Spain

Among explorers born in Spain, Sebastián de Belalcázar ranks 27. Before him are Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492), Juan de la Cosa (1460), Lope de Aguirre (1518), Pedro de Mendoza (1487), Pánfilo de Narváez (1478), and Juan de Grijalva (1480). After 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).

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