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Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor
José de Viera y Clavijo
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Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor
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Place of birth
Los Realejos, Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands
Place of death
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas Province, Canary Islands, Spain
Age
81 years
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Biography
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.
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Notable Spanish Scientists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1700 to 1749
Notable Spanish Botanists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1700 to 1749
Notable Spanish Anthropologists
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1700 to 1749
Notable Spanish Historians
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1700 to 1749
Notable Spanish Writers
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1700 to 1749
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