Silvestre Vélez de Escalante

Spanish missionary
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Silvestre Vélez de Escalante

Summary

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante is a human[1]. Born in Valdáliga[2], he… he was born on January 1, 1750[3]. He died in Parral[4]. He died on January 1, 1780[5]. He worked as a missionary[6] and explorer[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's place of birth was Valdáliga[2].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante passed away in Parral[4].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante was born on January 1, 1750[3].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante died on January 1, 1780[5].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante held citizenship in Spain[9].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's professions included missionary[6].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante worked as an explorer[7].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante is recorded as male[11].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's instance of is recorded as human[12].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor[13].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's given name is recorded as Silvestre[14].
  • Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[15].

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Origins and Family

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante was born in Valdáliga[2]. He was born on January 1, 1750[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include missionary[6] and explorer[7].

Personal Life

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[10].

Death and Burial

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante died on January 1, 1780[5]. He passed away in Parral[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Silvestre Vélez de Escalante include Dominguez-Escalante Expedition[16], an expedition[17], in United States[18].

Why It Matters

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for him include Dominguez-Escalante Expedition[16], an expedition[17], in United States[18].

FAQs

Where was Silvestre Vélez de Escalante born?

Born in Valdáliga[2], Silvestre Vélez de Escalante…

Where did Silvestre Vélez de Escalante die?

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante died in Parral[4].

What did Silvestre Vélez de Escalante do for work?

Silvestre Vélez de Escalante worked as missionary[6] and explorer[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . edition-humboldt.de. edition-humboldt.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . Escalante, Silvestre Vélez de (fl. 1768–1780), Franciscan missionary and explorer. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 27d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation missionary, explorer
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32153|batch #32153]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (35)"
  2. 5w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp02167256
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30851|batch #30851]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (7)"
  3. 6w ago · Omotecho · 2026-05-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Religion or worldview Catholic Church
    Citizenship
    Given name Silvestre
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1327]]: [[Q940339]]"
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