# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gaspar-de-espinosa
# Generated: 2026-08-14T23:06:15.849Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gaspar-de-espinosa"
name: "Gaspar de Espinosa"
slug: "gaspar-de-espinosa"
description: "Gaspar de Espinosa y Luna was a Spanish explorer, conquistador and politician. He participated in the expedition of Pedro Arias Dávila to Darién and was appointed mayor of Santa María la Antigua del Darién. He initiated proceedings against Vasco Núñez de Balboa and conquered part of current Costa Rica. After living some time in Spain, he returned to America to join Francisco Pizarro and Diego de Almagro in the conquest of the Inca Empire."
tagline: "Conquistador"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Bas%C3%ADlica_menor_de_Santiago_Ap%C3%B3stol_de_Nat%C3%A1_de_Los_Caballeros_o_Iglesia_Parroquial_de_Nat%C3%A1%2C_foto_3.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Spain"
  isoCode: "ES"
birthDate: "1484"
deathDate: "1537-02-14"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.29
  momentum:             1.480519480519481
  historical:           6.149245333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  50
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Espinosa"
    title: "Gaspar de Espinosa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AF%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D8%B3%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7"
    title: "غاسبار دي إسبينوزا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B3%D8%A7"
    title: "جاسپار د اسپينوسا"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%95%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BE%D1%81%D0%B0"
    title: "Гаспар де Еспиноса"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Espinosa"
    title: "Gaspar de Espinosa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Espinosa"
    title: "Gaspar de Espinosa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaspar_de_Espinosa"
    title: "Gaspar de Espinosa"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3622549"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump