Francisco Ignacio Alcina
Spanish Jesuit historian (born 1610) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francisco Ignacio (de) Alcina SJ (also Alzina, Alçina) (February 2, 1610 – July 30, 1674) was a Spanish historian and a Jesuit missionary in the Philippines. He served as parish priest in the Visayan islands for 37 years. Most of those years were spent among the natives whom he used to call "my beloved Bisayans."
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Francisco Ignacio Alcina | |
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Born | (1610-02-02)2 February 1610 |
Died | 30 July 1674(1674-07-30) (aged 64) |
Nationality | Spanish |
Occupation(s) | Theologian, Historian |
Notable work | Historia de las islas e indios de Bisayas (1668) |
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