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Pedro Simón

1574 – 1630

Spanish anthropologist

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About Pedro Simón

Lived 1574 – 1630 (aged 55–56). Pedro Simón was a Spanish anthropologist, historian and missionary.

Fray Pedro Simón (San Lorenzo de la Parrilla, Spain, 1574 - Ubaté, New Kingdom of Granada, ca. 1628) was a Spanish Franciscan friar, professor and chronicler of the indigenous peoples of modern-day Colombia and Venezuela, at the time forming the New Kingdom of Granada. Pedro Simón is one of the most important Muisca scholars whose writings were the basis for later scholars such as Lucas Fernández de Piedrahita, Alexander von Humboldt, and 21st-century scholar Javier Ocampo López.

Biography Pedro Simón studied in Cartagena, Spain and went to Cartagena de Indias in 1603. Simón accompanied Juan de Borja and described his war against the Pijao in 1608. On 3 June 1623, he was named Custodio de la Provincia Franciscana del Nuevo Reino de Granada ("custodian of the Franciscan province of the New Kingdom of Granada").

The same year, he began writing his most notable work Noticias historiales de las conquistas de Tierra Firme en las Indias Occidentales, of which the initial section was published in Cuenca, Spain in 1627. After finishing this work, Simón settled in the San Diego convent in Ubaté, Cundinamarca, where he died sometime between October 1626 and May 7, 1628.

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Important facts

Born
1574, San Lorenzo de la Parrilla
Birth century
Died
1630, Ubaté
Nationality
Also known as
Pedro Simon

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Pedro Simón?

Spanish anthropologist

When was Pedro Simón born?

Pedro Simón was born in 1574 in San Lorenzo de la Parrilla.

When did Pedro Simón die?

Pedro Simón died in 1630 in Ubaté.

What was Pedro Simón's occupation?

Pedro Simón was an anthropologist, historian and missionary.

What nationality was Pedro Simón?

Pedro Simón was Spanish.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pedro Simón

· Wikidata: Q2066791

· DBpedia: Pedro Simón

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