Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (4 August 1713 – 4 or 11 April 1785) was "perhaps the most prolific and important cartographer of New Spain" as well as an artist, particularly as a Santero (wood-carver of religious images). He has been called a polymath, being "proficient in astronomy, cartography, mathematics, geography, geology, geometry, military tactics, commerce, husbandry, oenology, metallurgy, languages, iconology, iconography, liturgy, painting, sculpture and drawing."
Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco | |
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| Born | Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco August 4, 1713 Valle de Carriedo of Cantabria, Spain |
| Died | April 4, 1785 (aged 71) Santa Fe, New Mexico |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Occupation | cartographer |
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