Pedro Cieza de León

Spanish conquistador
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Summary

Pedro Cieza de León was born on 1520[1] in Llerena[2]. He died on July 2, 1554[3], in Seville[4]. He worked as an explorer[5], historian[6], Sayayin[7], chronicler[8], and writer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,264 views/month, #7,249 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Date of birth: January 1, 1518[11], 1520[12]
  • Date of death: 1560[13], 1554[14]
  • Country of citizenship: Spain[15]
  • Field of work: geography[16], ethnography[17], politics[18], botany[19], zoology[20], historiography[21]
  • Religion or worldview: Catholic Church[22]
  • Sex or gender: male[23]
  • Commons category: Pedro Cieza de León[24]
  • Religious order: Franciscans[25]
  • Given name: Pedro[26]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Pedro Cieza de León[27]
  • Described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography[28]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Spanish[29]
  • Name in native language: Pedro Cieza de León[30]

Why It Matters

Pedro Cieza de León has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] He is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Works attributed to him include Crónica del Perú[33], a literary work[34].

FAQs

Where was Pedro Cieza de León born?

Pedro Cieza de León's place of birth was Llerena[2].

Where did Pedro Cieza de León die?

Pedro Cieza de León passed away in Seville[4].

What did Pedro Cieza de León do for work?

Pedro Cieza de León worked as an explorer[5], historian[6], Sayayin[7], chronicler[8], and writer[9].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . epdlp.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [11] ↑ . Open Library. openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [12] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Royal Academy of History. Retrieved . historia-hispanica.rah.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Open Library. openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . Geographicus Rare Antique Maps biographical dictionary of cartographers. Retrieved . geographicus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  3. 20w ago · Andrew Dalby · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 21w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 23w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Enciclopedia galega universal id → 100481
    Occupation → explorer, historian, Sayayin +2
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