Francisco Javier Clavijero

The Reverend

Francisco Javier Clavijero

SJ
The Reverend; Francisco Javier Clavijero; SJ
	19th century imagined depiction of Clavijero
Born	Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray; 9 September 1731; Veracruz, New Spain, Spanish Empire
Died	2 April 1787 (aged 55); Bologna, Papal States
Resting place	Rotunda of Illustrious Persons, Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations	Priest; teacher; scholar; historian;

Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, SJ (sometimes Francesco Saverio Clavigero; September 9, 1731 – April 2, 1787) was a Mexican Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish provinces in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican altiplano.

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