Pedro Simón
Spanish franciscan friar, professor and chronicler / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Pedro Simon.
Fray Pedro Simón (San Lorenzo de la Parrilla, Spain, 1574 - Ubaté, New Kingdom of Granada, ca. 1628) was a Spanish franciscan friar, professor and chronicler of the indigenous peoples of modern day Colombia and Venezuela, at the time forming the New Kingdom of Granada. Pedro Simón is one of the most important Muisca scholars forming the basis for later scholars such as Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita,[1] Alexander von Humboldt,[2] Javier Ocampo López[3] and many others.
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Fray Pedro Simón | |
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Born | 1574 San Lorenzo de la Parrilla, Spain |
Died | ca. 1628 Ubaté, New Kingdom of Granada |
Language | Spanish |
Subject | Muisca religion, mythology, History of Colombia and Venezuela |
Notable work | Noticias historiales de las conquistas de Tierra Firme en las Indias occidentales (1626) |
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