José de Viera y Clavijo
Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor
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| Intro | Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor | |
| Places | Spain | |
| was | Scientist Botanist Anthropologist Historian Writer | |
| Work field | Literature Science Social science | |
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| Birth | 28 December 1731, Los Realejos, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands | |
| Death | 21 February 1813Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain (aged 81 years) |
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José de Viera y Clavijo (28 December 1731 – 1813), was a Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor, best known for his exhaustive History of the Canary Islands (Historia de Canarias). Born in Realejo Alto, on the island of Tenerife, he was the son of the town's mayor, Gabriel Viera del Álama. His mother was Antonia María Clavijo.
In his Noticias, he examined the question of Saint Brendan's Island.
He died in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria.