About Alonso Gutiérrez
Lived 1504 – 1584 (aged 79–80). Alonso Gutiérrez was a Spanish and Mexican historian, philosopher and writer.
Fray Alonso de la Vera Cruz monument in Tiripetío, Michoacán.
Alonso Gutiérrez (1507 – July 1584), known by his religious name Fray Alonso de Veracruz, was a Spanish Augustinian friar, missionary, philosopher, theologian and jurist who played a leading role in the establishment of higher education and the defence of indigenous rights in New Spain.
Biography
Born in Caspueñas, Guadalajara, in the former kingdom and archbishopric of Toledo in 1507, Alonso Gutiérrez undertook his initial studies in grammar and rhetoric at the University of Alcalá before proceeding to the University of Salamanca, where he graduated in arts and theology. At Salamanca he became a distinguished pupil of the eminent jurist and theologian Francisco de Vitoria.
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Who was Alonso Gutiérrez?
Spanish philosopher (c.1507–1584)
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Alonso Gutiérrez was born in 1504 in Caspueñas.
When did Alonso Gutiérrez die?
Alonso Gutiérrez died in 1584 in Mexico City.
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Alonso Gutiérrez was a historian, philosopher and writer.
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Alonso Gutiérrez was Spanish and Mexican.
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