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Hernando de Alarcón

Spanish explorer
Person Human Q685297

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[9]
Date of birth
1500
Date of death
1542, 1541[7]
Place of birth
Trujillo
Place of death
California
Country of citizenship
Spain[8]
Occupation
explorer, conquistador
Languages spoken, written or signed
Spanish[14]
Described by source
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[12][13]
Family name
De Alarcón[10]
Given name
Fernando[11]
🏷️ Also known as
en Hernando de Alarcon en Hernando de Alarcón ar هيرناندو دي ألاركون el Ερνάντο Αλαρκόν el Ερνάντο δε Αλαρκόν el Φερδινάνδος Αλαρκόν es Fernando de Alarcón es Fernando de Alarcon es Hernando de Alarcon he ארננדו דה אלרקון ja エルナンド・デ・アラルコン ja フェルナンド・デ・アラルコン nl Hernando de Alarcon zh 埃尔南多·德·阿拉孔
🔖 Identifiers · 18
ISNI
0000000073334061
VIAF cluster ID
103353600
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n2019014902
GND ID
140041052
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Hernando de Alarcón.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
2000011
CERL Thesaurus ID
cnp02190998
DDB person (GND) ID
140041052
Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
70373
Freebase ID
/m/03kc2
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
hernando-de-alarcon
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0001586
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Historia Hispánica ID
biografias/1597
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5846931
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803095359498
Proleksis enciklopedija ID
7614
Spanish Biographical Dictionary ID
5868/hernando-de-alarcon
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpPFdpGc397kphHVvGbVC

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
conquistador, explorer
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Described by source 1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Given name 1
Fernando
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Spanish
Place of birth 1
Trujillo
Place of death 1
California
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Hernando de Alarcón was born in 1500[1] in Trujillo[2]. He died in 1542[3] in California[4]. He worked as an explorer[5] and conquistador[6].

FAQs

Where was Hernando de Alarcón born?

Hernando de Alarcón's place of birth was Trujillo[2].

Where did Hernando de Alarcón die?

Hernando de Alarcón passed away in California[4].

What did Hernando de Alarcón do for work?

Hernando de Alarcón worked as an explorer[5] and conquistador[6].

Related Entities

California Spain Trujillo

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Dirac · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Hernando de Alarcón.jpg
    "Created claim: Image: Hernando de Alarcón.jpg, batch #263154"
  2. 15w ago · Estevoaei · 2026-07-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02190998
    Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID → 70373
    "Created claim: Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID: 70373, Matched to Hernando de Alarcón (#192250483) in Enciclopedia…"
  3. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    CERL Thesaurus ID → cnp02190998
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30851: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
  4. 26w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1500
    Date of death → 1542, 1541
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #30090: import data from GND - part 29 (cf. https://w.wiki/Me9X)"
  5. 27w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → 1500
    Sex or gender → male
    Family name → De Alarcón
    Described by source → Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #29922: removal of GND year-precision P569 (12), to be readded in a few days with a reference (cf. https://w.wik"
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