Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco

Spanish cartographer

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001

Place of Birth: Castile and León, Spain

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1785

Profession: engineer, cartographer, explorer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco

  • Bernardo de Miera y Pacheco (4 August 1713 – 4 or 11 April 1785) was "perhaps the most prolific and important cartographer of New Spain" as well as an artist, particularly as a Santero (wood-carver of religious images).
  • He has been called a polymath, being "proficient in astronomy, cartography, mathematics, geography, geology, geometry, military tactics, commerce, husbandry, oenology, metallurgy, languages, iconology, iconography, liturgy, painting, sculpture and drawing."

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