About Vicente Cervantes
Lived 1758 – 1829 (aged 71). Vicente Cervantes was a Spanish botanist and pharmacist.
Vicente or Vincente de Cervantes (1755 in Ledrada – 1829 in Mexico) was a Spanish and Mexican medical doctor and botanist.
Background Don Vicente Cervantes was a contemporary of Martín Sessé y Lacasta and corresponded with Jean-Louis Berlandier, the French naturalist who botanized in Mexico and Texas as part of the Mexican Boundary Commission. He was also the first Professor of Botany in New Spain, at the Royal Botanic Garden in Mexico City.
It is after him that the magnificent Odontoglossum orchid, the "Cervantes Odontoglot" (Odontoglossum cervantesii), is named.
Juan Diego del Castillo (d. 1793) joined Cervantes in Mexico. Del Castillo left a large sum of money towards the printing of their projected book Flora Mexicana. Cervantes named the genus Castilla, consisting of three large latex yielding trees, after him.
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Who was Vicente Cervantes?
Spanish botanist (1758-1829)
When was Vicente Cervantes born?
Vicente Cervantes was born on 17 February 1758 in Ledrada.
When did Vicente Cervantes die?
Vicente Cervantes died on 26 July 1829 in Mexico City.
What was Vicente Cervantes's occupation?
Vicente Cervantes was a botanist and pharmacist.
What nationality was Vicente Cervantes?
Vicente Cervantes was Spanish.
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