Diego de Pantoja

Spanish missionary (1571-1618)
Person human Q842493
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Diego de Pantoja

Summary

Diego de Pantoja is a human[1]. Born in Valdemoro[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1571[3]. He died in Macau[4]. He died on January 1, 1618[5]. He worked as an astronomer[6], cartographer[7], religious[8], musician[9], and missionary[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Diego de Pantoja was born in Valdemoro[2].
  • Diego de Pantoja died in Macau[4].
  • Diego de Pantoja was born on January 1, 1571[3].
  • Diego de Pantoja was born on April 24, 1571[12].
  • Diego de Pantoja died on January 1, 1618[5].
  • Diego de Pantoja died on July 9, 1618[13].
  • Diego de Pantoja held citizenship in Spain[14].
  • Spanish was Diego de Pantoja's native language[15].
  • Diego de Pantoja worked as an astronomer[6].
  • Diego de Pantoja's professions included cartographer[7].
  • Diego de Pantoja's professions included religious[8].
  • Diego de Pantoja worked as a musician[9].
  • Diego de Pantoja worked as a missionary[10].
  • Diego de Pantoja's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].
  • Diego de Pantoja is recorded as male[17].
  • Diego de Pantoja's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • Diego de Pantoja's religious order is recorded as Society of Jesus[19].
  • Diego de Pantoja's family name is recorded as De Pantoja[20].
  • Diego de Pantoja's given name is recorded as Diego[21].
  • Diego de Pantoja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[22].
  • Diego de Pantoja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Mandarin[23].
  • Diego de Pantoja's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[24].
  • Diego de Pantoja's copyright status as a creator is recorded as copyrights on works have expired[25].

Body

Origins and Family

Diego de Pantoja was born in Valdemoro[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1571[3] and April 24, 1571[12]. Spanish was his native language[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer[6], cartographer[7], religious[8], musician[9], and missionary[10].

Personal Life

Diego de Pantoja's religion is recorded as Catholicism[16].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include January 1, 1618[5] and July 9, 1618[13]. Diego de Pantoja died in Macau[4].

Why It Matters

Diego de Pantoja ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month, #7,295 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Works attributed to him include Zhifang waiji[28], a literary work[29], written by Giulio Alenio[30].

FAQs

Where was Diego de Pantoja born?

Born in Valdemoro[2], Diego de Pantoja…

Where did Diego de Pantoja die?

Diego de Pantoja died in Macau[4].

What did Diego de Pantoja do for work?

Diego de Pantoja worked as astronomer[6], cartographer[7], religious[8], musician[9], and missionary[10].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [18] . wikidata.org.
  6. [15] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . Spanish Biographical Dictionary. wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [5] . Open Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [13] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation astronomer, cartographer, religious +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
  2. 19d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Languages spoken, written or signed Spanish, Mandarin, Latin
    Country of citizenship Spain
    Instance of human
    Place of death Macau
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
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