Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa

Summary

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Pontevedra^[2]. He was born on August 18, 1530^[3]. He died in Lisbon^[4]. He died on January 1, 1592^[5]. He worked as an explorer^[6], writer^[7], seafarer^[8], historian^[9], and astronomer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's place of birth was Pontevedra^[2].
• Born in Alcalá de Henares^[12], Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa…
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa passed away in Lisbon^[4].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa was born on August 18, 1530^[3].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa died on January 1, 1592^[5].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa held citizenship in Spain^[13].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's professions included explorer^[6].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's professions included writer^[7].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's professions included seafarer^[8].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa worked as a historian^[9].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's professions included astronomer^[10].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's field of work was history^[14].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's field of work was ethnography^[15].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's field of work was astronomy^[16].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's field of work was geography^[17].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's field of work was seamanship^[18].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa is recorded as male^[19].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's Commons category is recorded as Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa^[21].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's family name is recorded as Sarmiento^[22].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's given name is recorded as Pedro^[23].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish^[24].
• Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa'}^[25].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Pontevedra^[2], a municipality of Galicia^[26], in Spain^[27] and Alcalá de Henares^[12], a municipality of Spain^[28], in Spain^[29]. Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa was born on August 18, 1530^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include explorer^[6], writer^[7], seafarer^[8], historian^[9], and astronomer^[10]. Fields of work include history^[14]; ethnography^[15], an academic discipline^[30]; astronomy^[16], a branch of science^[31]; geography^[17], an academic discipline^[32]; and seamanship^[18], a skill^[33].

Death and Burial

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa died on January 1, 1592^[5]. He passed away in Lisbon^[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa include Sarmiento de Gamboa^[34], a research vessel^[35].

Why It Matters

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month, #7,268 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for him include Sarmiento de Gamboa^[34], a research vessel^[35].

FAQs

Where was Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa born?

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa's place of birth was Pontevedra^[2].

Where did Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa die?

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa died in Lisbon^[4].

What did Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa do for work?

Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa worked as explorer^[6], writer^[7], seafarer^[8], historian^[9], and astronomer^[10].