Famous conquistadors
soldiers, explorers, and adventurers at the service of the Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire
46 people
Hernán Cortés
1485
– 1547
· Age 62
Deceased
Francisco Pizarro
1478
– 1541
· Age 63
Deceased
Hernando de Soto
1500
– 1542
Deceased
Erik the Red
0950
– 1003
· Age 52
Deceased
Juan Ponce de León
1460
– 1521
· Age 61
Deceased
Vasco Núñez de Balboa
1475
– 1519
· Age 44
Deceased
Francisco de Orellana
1511
– 1546
· Age 35
Deceased
Pedro de Valdivia
1497
– 1553
· Age 56
Deceased
Diego de Almagro
1475
– 1538
· Age 63
Deceased
Pedro de Alvarado
1486
– 1541
· Age 55
Deceased
Miguel López de Legazpi
1502
– 1572
· Age 70
Deceased
Francisco Vázquez de Coronado
1510
– 1554
· Age 44
Deceased
Diego Velazquez de Cuéllar
1465
– 1524
· Age 59
Deceased
Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo
1497
– 1543
· Age 46
Deceased
Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca
1485
– 1556
Deceased
Alonso de Ojeda
1466
– 1515
· Age 49
Deceased
Pánfilo de Narváez
1470
– 1528
· Age 58
Deceased
Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
1509
– 1579
· Age 70
Deceased
Juan de la Cosa
1450
– 1510
· Age 60
Deceased
Diego de Landa
1524
– 1579
· Age 54
Deceased
Gonzalo Pizarro
1502
– 1548
· Age 46
Deceased
Sebastián de Belalcázar
1480
– 1551
· Age 71
Deceased
Francisco Hernández de Cordoba
1475
– 1518
· Age 43
Deceased
L
Lope de Aguirre
1510
– 1561
Deceased
Rodrigo de Bastidas
1474
– 1527
· Age 53
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q126236