Marcos de Niza

spanish XVI century franciscan and explorer
Person human Q690830
Marcos de Niza
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Marcos de Niza

Summary

Marcos de Niza is a human[1]. He was born in Nice[2]. He was born on +1495-01-01T00:00:00Z[3]. He passed away in Mexico City[4]. He died on +1558-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as an explorer[6], missionary[7], traveler[8], Custos[9], and friar[10]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Marcos de Niza's place of birth was Nice[2].
  • Marcos de Niza died in Mexico City[4].
  • Marcos de Niza was born on +1495-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Marcos de Niza died on +1558-03-25T00:00:00Z[5].
  • Marcos de Niza held citizenship in Spanish Empire[12].
  • Marcos de Niza held citizenship in Kingdom of Sardinia[13].
  • Marcos de Niza worked as an explorer[6].
  • Marcos de Niza's professions included missionary[7].
  • Marcos de Niza's professions included traveler[8].
  • Marcos de Niza worked as a Custos[9].
  • Marcos de Niza's professions included friar[10].
  • Marcos de Niza's professions included chronicler[14].
  • Marcos de Niza's field of work was missionary work[15].
  • Marcos de Niza's field of work was travel[16].
  • Marcos de Niza's image is recorded as Macrosdeniza gilacanyon.jpg[17].
  • Marcos de Niza is recorded as male[18].
  • Marcos de Niza's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Marcos de Niza's signature is recorded as Signature Fray Marcos de Niza.jpg[20].
  • Marcos de Niza's ISNI is recorded as 0000000084441858[21].
  • Marcos de Niza's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 40850301[22].
  • Marcos de Niza's GND ID is recorded as 1053303866[23].
  • Marcos de Niza's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86012510[24].
  • Marcos de Niza's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35592842[25].
  • Marcos de Niza's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor[26].
  • Marcos de Niza's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/078nd8[27].

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Origins and Family

Marcos de Niza was born in Nice[2]. He was born on +1495-01-01T00:00:00Z[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer[6], missionary[7], traveler[8], Custos[9], friar[10], and chronicler[14]. Fields of work include missionary work[15], a religious mission[28] and travel[16].

Death and Burial

Marcos de Niza died on +1558-03-25T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Marcos de Niza ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month, #7,240 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

FAQs

Where was Marcos de Niza born?

Born in Nice[2], Marcos de Niza…

Where did Marcos de Niza die?

Marcos de Niza passed away in Mexico City[4].

What did Marcos de Niza do for work?

Marcos de Niza worked as explorer[6], missionary[7], traveler[8], Custos[9], and friar[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [17] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] . wikidata.org.
  7. [19] . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] . wikidata.org.
  14. [10] . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . Niza, Marcos de (1495-1558), missionary and explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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