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Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, a Common card
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora, considered one of the first great intellectuals born in the Americas, was the Spanish viceroy of New Spain.
- Rarity
- Common
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 72
- DEF
- 75
- Power
- 147
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 5,000
Power 147 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
He was a ______ patriot, exalting New Spain over Old.
Answer
criollo. He was a criollo patriot, exalting New Spain over Old. From the Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sergei Voronov. Sergei Voronov 77 · Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora 72 · Leonhart Fuchs 69 · Energy in Armenia 64 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Leonhart Fuchs. Leonhart Fuchs 9,500 · Elizabeth Gertrude Britton 7,000 · Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora 5,000 · Rio do Rasto Formation 2,900 Wikipedia reads over a year.
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.
- He was a criollo patriot, exalting New Spain over Old.
- A polymath and writer, he held many colonial government and academic positions.
- Sigüenza is considered the da Vinci mexicano and among the most important intellectuals from Colonial Spanish America, alongside Juan de Espinosa Medrano.
Why it is Common
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora article was read about 5,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 72 and blocks with 75: each hit it takes is cut by 30 %.
How to get Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : D. Alfredo Chavero, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
