Leoncio Afonso, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Leoncio Afonso

Canary Islands scholar

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1916

Place of Birth: Breña Alta, Canary Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 27-Mar-2017

Profession: intellectual, geographer, university teacher

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Leoncio Afonso Perez (12 September 1916 Breña Alta, Canary Islands – 27 March 2017 San Cristobal de la Laguna, Canary Islands) was a professor of geography and an intellectual of the Canary Islands.
He made considerable contributions to the study of geography in the region, and he was bestowed an honorary doctorate from the University of La Laguna on 7 March 1997, in recognition of his life's work.
His career was dedicated, among other things, to the study of the geography, history and toponymics of the Canary Islands.