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Juan Fernández

Spanish explorer

  • Fame48.2
  • Momentum0.1
  • Wikipedia726
Lived 1529–1602, aged 73Spain
SpainSpainHistorical Figures
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  • Era
    1529–1602
    Aged 73
Summary
Updated 2026-08-19

Juan Fernández was a Spanish explorer and navigator in the Pacific regions of the Viceroyalty of Peru and Captaincy General of Chile west of colonial South America. He is best known for the discovery of a fast maritime route from Callao (Peru) to Valparaíso (Chile) as well as for the discovery of the Juan Fernández Islands off the coast of Chile.

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In the 16th century
#1,761
of 9,108 people
Most active
c. 1564
estimated from their dates
Most talked about
the 1900s
their loudest decade in print
Echoed
22 decades
with the name in print
After death
All of it
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18001850190019502000
How often the name appears in Spanish books, decade by decade (Google Books, 1800–2019). The gold band is their lifetime.
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48.2
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Momentum0.1
Historical16.8
Source confidence60.0
Completeness55.0
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