About Ignacio de Arbieto
Lived 1585 – 1670 (aged 84–85). Ignacio de Arbieto was a Spanish historian and philosopher.
Ignacio de Arbieto (1585 – 7 August 1670) was a Jesuit philosopher and historian of Peru.
Biography
Arbieto was born in Madrid. He joined the Jesuit Order in 1603 and was ordained as a priest in Lima, Peru, in 1612. He was appointed chair of philosophy in Quito, Ecuador, then he went to Arequipa and finally back to Lima.
He spent his final years writing "Historia del Perú y de las fundaciones que he hecho en él la Compañía de Jesús". The manuscript is in the National Archives of Lima. He died in Lima on 7 August 1670.
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Who was Ignacio de Arbieto?
Jesuit philosopher and historian
When was Ignacio de Arbieto born?
Ignacio de Arbieto was born in 1585.
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Ignacio de Arbieto died on 7 August 1670.
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Ignacio de Arbieto was a historian and philosopher.
What nationality was Ignacio de Arbieto?
Ignacio de Arbieto was Spanish.
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