Martín Sarmiento, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Martín Sarmiento

Spanish writer

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1695

Place of Birth: Villafranca del Bierzo, Castile and León, Spain

Date of Death: 07-Dec-1772

Profession: writer, botanist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Martín Sarmiento or Martiño Sarmiento, also Father Sarmiento (born Pedro José García Balboa), (Villafranca del Bierzo, El Bierzo, March 9, 1695 - Madrid, December 7, 1772) was a Spanish scholar, writer and Benedictine monk, illustrious representative of the Enlightenment. He wrote on a wide variety of subjects, including Literature, Medicine, Botany, Ethnography, History, Theology, Linguistics, etc.