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Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira, a Common card
Álvaro de Mendaña y Neira was a Spanish navigator, explorer, and cartographer, best known for two of the earliest recorded expeditions across the Pacific Ocean in 1567 and 1595.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 62
- DEF
- 45
- Power
- 107
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 10,000
Power 107 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 45 % of WikiCards cards.
Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region, he was the ______ of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru.
Answer
nephew. Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region, he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru. From the Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Walery Sławek. Walery Sławek 66 · Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira 62 · Claude Nicollier 59 · Anping-class offshore patrol vessel 55 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- His voyages led to the discovery of the Marquesas, Cook Islands, and Solomons among other archipelagos.
- Born in Congosto, in El Bierzo Region, he was the nephew of Lope García de Castro, viceroy of Peru.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira article was read about 10,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 62 and blocks with 45: each hit it takes is cut by 18 %.
How to get Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Álvaro de Mendaña de Neira (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
