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Toribio de Motolinía
1482 – 1568
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryToribio of Benavente, also known as Motolinía, was a Franciscan missionary and one of the famous Twelve Apostles of Mexico who arrived in New Spain in May 1524. His published writings are a key source for the history and ethnography of the Nahuas of central Mexico in the immediate post-conquest period as well as for the challenges of Christian evangelization.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
January 1, 1482
Benavente
Date of death
January 1, 1568
Mexico City
Citizenship
Spain
Occupations & fields
historianregular priestmissionaryethnographerwriterCatholic theologian
- Field and occupation
- španělský františkánský misionář v Mexiku. Zabýval se historií a etnografií indiánů středního Mexika
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