¡Feliz Cumpleaños, Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora!
AKA Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora.
Born August 14, 1645. Died August 22, 1700.
He was one of the first great intellectuals of the province of New Spain (later known as Mexico) as well as a friend of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Despite being a priest, he was also known to his contemporaries as a man of science. He was also a poet, a writer of non-fiction, a historian, a philosopher, a cartographer and a cosmographer. In 1690, he published Los Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez, a book about pirates which was once thought to be Latin America's first novel until recent research revealed it to be more of a non-fiction story.
He was not always popular with his superiors but he did leave behind a substantial intellectual legacy. Unfortunately, few of his countrymen dared to follow in his footsteps until many years after his death.
AKA Don Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora.
Born August 14, 1645. Died August 22, 1700.
He was one of the first great intellectuals of the province of New Spain (later known as Mexico) as well as a friend of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Despite being a priest, he was also known to his contemporaries as a man of science. He was also a poet, a writer of non-fiction, a historian, a philosopher, a cartographer and a cosmographer. In 1690, he published Los Infortunios de Alonso Ramírez, a book about pirates which was once thought to be Latin America's first novel until recent research revealed it to be more of a non-fiction story.
He was not always popular with his superiors but he did leave behind a substantial intellectual legacy. Unfortunately, few of his countrymen dared to follow in his footsteps until many years after his death.
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