Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora
Born
Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora

(1645-08-14)August 14, 1645
Mexico City, New Spain
DiedAugust 22, 1700(1700-08-22) (aged 55)
Mexico City, New Spain
Occupation(s)priest, poet, non-fiction writer, mathematician, historian, philosopher, cartographer, explorer, and cosmographer

Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (August 14, 1645 – August 22, 1700) was one of the first great intellectuals born in the Americas - Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain (Mexico City). He was a criollo patriot, exalting New Spain over Old. A polymath and writer, he held many colonial government and academic positions. Sigüenza is considered the da Vinci mexicano ("Mexican da Vinci") and among the most important intellectuals from Colonial Spanish America— alongside Juan de Espinosa Medrano.

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