Diego de Landa

Summary

Diego de Landa is a human^[1]. Born in Cifuentes^[2], he… he was born on November 12, 1524^[3]. He passed away in Mérida^[4]. He died on 1579^[5]. He worked as a conquistador^[6], chronicler^[7], mayanist^[8], Catholic priest^[9], and historian^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Diego de Landa was born in Cifuentes^[2].
• Diego de Landa died in Mérida^[4].
• Diego de Landa was born on November 12, 1524^[3].
• Diego de Landa died on 1579^[5].
• Diego de Landa died on April 29, 1579^[12].
• Diego de Landa held citizenship in Spanish Empire^[13].
• Diego de Landa's professions included conquistador^[6].
• Diego de Landa worked as a chronicler^[7].
• Diego de Landa worked as a mayanist^[8].
• Diego de Landa worked as a Catholic priest^[9].
• Diego de Landa's professions included historian^[10].
• Diego de Landa worked as a Catholic bishop^[14].
• Diego de Landa's field of work was Catholicism^[15].
• Diego de Landa held the position of Bishop of Yucatán^[16].
• Diego de Landa held the position of bishop^[17].
• Diego de Landa's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[18].
• Diego de Landa is recorded as male^[19].
• Diego de Landa's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Diego de Landa's Commons category is recorded as Diego de Landa^[21].
• Diego de Landa's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor^[22].
• Diego de Landa's family name is recorded as Landa^[23].
• Diego de Landa's given name is recorded as Diego^[24].
• Diego de Landa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[25].
• Diego de Landa's birth name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Diego de Landa Calderón'}^[26].
• Diego de Landa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Diego de Landa'}^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: ES^[29]

• Began / founded: 1524-11-12^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1579^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: ee59c712-24d4-4edf-9470-31649be22773^[32]

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Origins and Family

Diego de Landa was born in Cifuentes^[2]. He was born on November 12, 1524^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include conquistador^[6], chronicler^[7], mayanist^[8], Catholic priest^[9], historian^[10], and Catholic bishop^[14]. Diego de Landa's field of work was Catholicism^[15]. Positions held include Bishop of Yucatán^[16] and bishop^[17], an ecclesiastical occupation^[33].

Personal Life

Diego de Landa's religion is recorded as Catholic Church^[18].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include 1579^[5] and April 29, 1579^[12]. Diego de Landa died in Mérida^[4].

Why It Matters

Diego de Landa ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (607 views/month, #7,149 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] He is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Works attributed to him include Relación de las cosas de Yucatán^[36], a written work^[37].

FAQs

Where was Diego de Landa born?

Born in Cifuentes^[2], Diego de Landa…

Where did Diego de Landa die?

Diego de Landa died in Mérida^[4].

What did Diego de Landa do for work?

Diego de Landa worked as conquistador^[6], chronicler^[7], mayanist^[8], Catholic priest^[9], and historian^[10].