List of Spaniards

Cosme Dami�n Churruca (1761–1805), explorer, astronomer and naval officer, mapped the Straight of Magallanes (1788–1789)
Hern�n Cort�s (1485–1547), conquistador of old Mexico
Lope de Aguirre (1511–1561), soldier, adventurer, killer and traitor, explored the Amazonas looking for El Dorado
Diego de Almagro (1475–1538), explorer and conquistador, first European arriving Chile
Juan Bautista de Anza (1736–1788), soldier and explorer, founded San Francisco, California
Pedro Arias de �vila, Pedrarias D�vila (1440–1531), conquistador, founder of Panama and governor of Nicaragua
Fray Tom�s de Berlanga (1487–1551), bishop of Panama, discovered the Gal�pagos Islands
Gaspar de Espinosa (1467/77?–1537), soldier and explorer, first European reaching the coast of Nicaragua, co-founder of Panama City
Hernando de Soto (1500–1542), explorer and conquistador, first European exploring Florida and the plains of eastern North America, discovered the Mississippi river and the Ohio river
Juan Sebasti�n Elcano (1476–1526), explorer and sailor, first man circumnavigating the World
Vasco N��ez de Balboa (1475–1519), first to sight the Pacific Ocean, founding Dari�n
�lvar N��ez Cabeza de Vaca first European exploring southwestern United States, 1527–1536, also explored South America, 1540–1542.
Francisco de Orellana, first European exploring the Amazonas river.
Francisco Pizarro (1471–1541), conqueror of the Inca Empire in Peru
Juan Rodr�guez Cabrillo (1499–1543), explorer, founded the city of San Diego, California

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Film directors

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Leaders

Fernando �lvarez de Toledo y Pimentel, Duke of Alba (1507–1582)
Jos� Mar�a Aznar (born 1953), former President
Juan Carlos de Borb�n (born 1938)
Josep Borrell (born 1947), President of the European Parliament
Jos� Antonio C�novas del Castillo President and historian
Rodrigo 'Ruy' D�az de Vivar, El Cid (c. 1045–1099), Spanish knight and hero
Buenaventura Durruti (1896–1936)
Gonzalo Fern�ndez de C�rdoba, El Gran Capit�n, (1453–1515)
Francisco Franco (1892–1975)
Felipe Gonz�lez (born 1942), former President
Queen Isabella I, Queen of Spain (1451–1504)
Hadrian (A.D. 117–138), Roman Emperor Under his orders "Hadrian Wall" was built in the UK.
Casto M�ndez N��ez (1830–1880), naval officer
Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–80), Roman Emperor
Leopoldo O'Donnell Y Jorris (1809–1861), former President and military Spanish
Rodrigo Rato (born 1949) Director of the IMF
Javier Solana (born 1942), ex Secrtetary General of NATO, EU foreign policy chief
Trajan (53–117), Roman Emperor, 98–117
Jos� Luis Rodr�guez Zapatero (born 1960), President

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Musicians

Isaac Alb�niz (1860–1909), composer
Pau Casals (1876–1973), cello
Manuel de Falla (1876–1946), composer
Enrique Granados (1867–1916), composer
Antonio Katrasca
Andr�s Segovia (1893–1987), guitar
Joaqu�n Turina (1882–1949), composer

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Singers

Victoria de los �ngeles (born 1923), soprano
David Bisbal (born 1979)
Miguel Bos�
Nino Bravo (1944–1973)
Montserrat Caball� (born 1933), soprano
Jos� Carreras (born 1946), tenor
Charo
Pl�cido Domingo (born 1941), tenor
Enrique Iglesias (born 1975), pop singer
Julio Iglesias (born 1943), pop singer
Julio Jos� Iglesias (born 1973), pop singer
Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), tenor
La Pandilla teen group, all members are from Spain
Raphael
Los del R�o
Enrique Urquijo (1960–1999), New Wave musician

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Painters

Salvador Dal� (1904–1989), visionary artist
Francisco Goya (1746–1828), painter
El Greco
Juan Gris (1887–1927), cubist painter from Madrid
Jes�s Mari Lazkano
Joan Mir�
Bartolom� Esteban Murillo (1618–1682), painter
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973), painter
Antoni T�pies
Dar�o Urzay
Diego Vel�zquez (1599–1660), painter
Ignacio Zuloaga (1870–1945), painter
Francisco de Zurbar�n (1598–1644), painter

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Philosophers

Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia (1240– probably 1292), Philosopher, an early cabbalist
Maim�nides (1135–1204), Philosopher
Jos� Ortega y Gasset
George Santayana (1863–1952), US writer
Fernando Savater (born 1947), Philosopher
Lucius Anneo Seneca (4 bC–65 aC), Philosopher

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Scientists

Algafequi, glasses inventor (Cordoba)
Jos� Mar�a Algu� (1856–1930), Meteorologist, inventor of the barocyclometer, the nephoscope, and the microseismograph
Mart�n de Azpilicueta (1492–1586), economist, theologist and philosopher
�ngel Cabrera (1879–1960), naturalist, investigated the South-American fauna
Jos� Celestino Bruno Mutis (1732–1808), botanicist, doctor, philosopher and mathematician, carried out relevant research about the American flora, founded one of the first astronomic observatories in America (1762)
Mateo Jos� Buenaventura Orfila (1787–1853), doctor and chemist, father of modern toxicology, leading figure in forensic toxicology.
Juan de la Cierva y Codorn�u (1895–1936), aeronautical engineer pioneer of rotary flight inventor of the autogyro
Jaime Ferr�n (1852–1929), doctor and researcher, discovered several vaccines
Francisco Hern�ndez (1517–1587), botanicist, carried out important research about the Mexican flora
Manuel Jal�n Corominas (born 1925), aeronautical engineer, inventor, and officer of the Spanish Air Force
Carlos Jim�nez D�az (1898–1967), doctor and researcher, leading figure in pathology
Gregorio Mara��n (1887–1960), doctor and researcher, leading figure in endocrinology
Narc�s Monturiol (1818–1885), physicist and inventor, pioneer of underwater navigation
Severo Ochoa de Albornoz (1905–1993), doctor and biochemist, achieved the synthesis of ribonucleic acid (RNA), Nobel prize in 1959
Joan Or� (born 1923), biochemist, carried out important research about the origin of life
Julio Palacios Mart�nez (1891–1970), physicist and mathematician
Isaac Peral y Caballero (1851–1895), engineer and sailor, designer of the first operative submarine
Santiago Ram�n y Cajal (1852–1934), father of Neuroscience, Nobel prize in 1906
Julio Rey Pastor (1888–1962), mathematician, leading figure in geometry
F�lix Rodr�guez de la Fuente (1928–1980), naturalist, leading figure in ornithology, ethology, ecology and science divulgation
Miguel Servet (1511–1553), scientist, surgeon, geographer, linguist, helenist, humanist, and philosopher
Leonardo Torres y Quevedo (1852–1936), engineer and mathematician, pioneer of automatic calculation machines, inventor of the automatic chess, pioneer of remote control, designer of the funicular over the Niagara Falls
Antonio de Ulloa (1716–1795), scientist, soldier and author