Francisco Javier Clavijero
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Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, SJ (sometimes Francesco Saverio Clavigero; September 9, 1731 – April 2, 1787) was a Mexican Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish provinces in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican altiplano.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Clavijero and the second or maternal family name is Echegaray.
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Born | Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray (1731-09-09)9 September 1731 |
Died | 2 April 1787(1787-04-02) (aged 55) |
Resting place | Rotunda of Illustrious Persons, Mexico City, Mexico |
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