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Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, SJ (sometimes Francesco Saverio Clavigero; September 9, 1731 – April 2, 1787) was a Mexican Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian.
Francisco Javier Clavijero y Echeagaray, ó Francisco Xavier Clavigero (Puerto de Veracruz, Nueva España,9 de septiembre de 1731–Bolonia, 2 de abril de 1787) fue un clérigo jesuita novohispano, historiador, filósofo, y humanista, considerado el principal exponente de la ilustración en la Nueva España, precursor del indigenismo ...
Feb 1, 2024 · Learn how Clavijero, a Jesuit priest exiled in Italy, resurrected Mexico's past with his “Ancient History” and Baja California tales. He used Aztec language, science, and wit to challenge dogma and inspire awe.
Francisco Javier Clavigero (Clavijero; b. 9 September 1731; d. 2 April 1787), historian and promoter of the Mexican Enlightenment. Clavigero, a native of Veracruz, is noted for his role in introducing modern philosophy into Mexico (a modified Aristotelian cosmology influenced by eighteenth-century sciences with an emphasis on empirically based ...
Feb 1, 1980 · This revision of Dr. Ronan’s excellent doctoral dissertation is an exhaustively researched study of one of the greatest and most controversial figures of the Mexican Enlightenment, the Jesuit expulso Francisco Javier Clavijero.
- Richard E. Greenleaf
- 1980
Jun 20, 2024 · Learn about the life and work of Francisco Javier Clavijero, a Mexican philosopher and historian of the Enlightenment. Find out how he studied indigenous cultures and wrote about the history of Mexico.
Francisco Javier Clavijero (fränsēs´kō hävyĕr´ klävēhā´rō), 1731–87, Mexican scholar and historian. A Jesuit, he taught in Mexico until the expulsion of the order (1767).
