Francisco Javier Clavijero
The Reverend Francisco Javier Clavijero SJ | |
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19th century imagined depiction of Clavijero | |
| Born | Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray 9 September 1731 |
| Died | 2 April 1787 (aged 55) |
| Resting place | Rotunda of Illustrious Persons, Mexico City, Mexico |
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Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, SJ (sometimes Italianized as Francesco Saverio Clavigero; September 9, 1731 – April 2, 1787) was a Mexican Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish provinces in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican altiplano.