Bernardino de Sahagún
ca. 1499-1590, Spanish mesoamericanist, evangelizador, fraile franciscano, misionero
Bernardino de Sahagún was born in 1499 in Sahagún and died on February 5, 1590 in New Spain, aged about 91. Recorded occupations: anthropologist, writer, missionary, grammarian, theologian and humanist. Country of citizenship: Spain. Fields of work: Latin, ethnography, Aztec and Nahua. Notable works include “Florentine Codex”. Educated at University of Salamanca.
- Born
- 1499 · Sahagún
- Died
- February 5, 1590 · New Spain
- Age at death
- about 91
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Occupations
- anthropologist, writer, missionary, grammarian, theologian, humanist
- Notable works
- Florentine Codex
- Education
- University of Salamanca
- Wikipedia editions
- 30 languages
- Signature licence
- CC0
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