Domingo de Santo Tomás
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 – December 1570) was a Spanish Dominican missionary, bishop, and grammarian in the Viceroyalty of Peru. He compiled the first Quechua language grammar and dictionary, both published in 1560.
Most Reverend Domingo de Santo Tomás | |
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| Bishop of La Plata o Charcas | |
Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás (''Museo de Arte de San Marcos collection) | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of La Plata o Charcas |
| In office | 1562–1570 |
| Predecessor | Fernando González de la Cuesta |
| Successor | Fernando Santillana Figueroa |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 26 Dec 1562 by Jerónimo de Loaysa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1499 Seville, Spain |
| Died | December 1570 (age 71) La Plata (Sucre) |
His grammar contained also the earliest known Quechua written text, as a catechetic appendix, and the first known linguistic description of clusivity.
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