Francisco Javier Clavijero

Francisco Javier Clavijero was a Mexican historian, writer, philosopher and catholic theologian (1731–1787). He was born at Veracruz and died at Bologna.

Also recorded as Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray; Clavijero; Francisco Saverio Clavigero; Francisco Xavier Clavigero.

Francisco Javier Clavijero in brief

Born
1731
Died
1787
Known for
historian, writer, philosopher and catholic theologian
Place of birth
Veracruz
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Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the headings Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, Clavijero, Francisco Saverio Clavigero and Francisco Xavier Clavigero. His recorded languages were Spanish and Italian. His recorded confession was Catholicism.

Catalogued works

12 works under this name are catalogued by Open Library and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1780 to 1987.

Storia Antica Del Messico Cavata Da'mighori Storici Spagnuoli e Da' Manoscritti ... Historia Antigua de Megico [sic]. Historia antigua de Mexico. Historia antigua de México. The history of Mexico. Reglas de la lengua mexicana con un vocabulario. Storia antica del Messico. Cavata da' migliori storici spagnuoli, e da' manoscritti, e dalle pitture antiche degl' Indiani...e dissertazioni sulla terra, sugli animale, e sugli abitatori del Messico / opera dell' abate d. Francesco Saverio Clavigero., dated 1780-1781, held by Wellcome Collection. Entre deux mondes : Clavigero et la Nouvelle Espagne / Jacqueline de Durand-Forest., dated 1987, held by Wellcome Collection. The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts and ancient paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts and other copper plates. To which are added, critical dissertations on the land, the animals, and inhabitants of Mexico / By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the original Italian, by Charles Cullen., dated 1787, held by Wellcome Collection. Historia antigua de Mégico: sacada de los mejores historiadores españoles, y de los manuscritos, y de las pinturas antiguas de los Indios; dividida en diez libros ... con disertaciones sobre la tierra, los animales, y los habitantes de Mégico / Escrita por D. Francisco Saverio Clavigero; y traducida del italiano por Jose Joaquin de Mora., dated 1826, held by Wellcome Collection. La America vindicada de la calumnia de haber sido madre del mal venereo / por el autor de la Idea del valor de la isla Española., dated Año de 1785, held by Wellcome Collection. Breve ragguaglio della prodigiosa e rinomata immagine della Madonna di Guadalupe del Messico / [Anon]., dated 1782, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Wellcome Collection: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Francisco Javier Clavijero, nationalist, indigenist or enlightened? Notes for a contextualized reading of his Ancient 'History of Mexico'., Nuevas de Indias. Anuario del CEAC, 2017. Bibliotecas viajeras: Wissenstransfer zwischen Europa und Amerika bei Francisco Javier Clavijero und fray Servando Teresa de Mier, Globalisierung in Zeiten der Aufklärung. Protonovelas románticas en la Historia antigua de Francisco Javier Clavijero, Revista Iberoamericana, 2011. Francisco Javier Clavijero oder die amerikanische Antike, Aufklärung zwischen zwei Welten, 2021. FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO (1731-1787) AUTOTRADUTTORE ALL’ITALIANO, Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere • Incontri di Studio, 2019. México en la Unión de las Repúblicas Americanas. El panamericanismo en la política exterior mexicana, 1889-1942, Foro Internacional, 2023. COLLISION BETWEEN THE RATIONAL AND THE RELIGIOUS IN THE OUTLOOK OF FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO, RUDN Journal of World History, 2017. Lealtad en el exilio: afiliaciones concéntricas y enunciación hispanista en la Historia antigua de México (1780) de Francisco Javier Clavijero (1731-1787), Lexis, 2015. “Bosquejo del origen y progresos del arte de escribir” de Andrés Bello, Revista Chuy, 2020. Clavijero’s Perception of the America and American’s from the exile perspective, Locus, 2006. Political Essay on the Kingdom of New Spain: Humboldt and the history of Mexico, HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien, 2014. Tradeoffs and Synergies in Tropical Forest Root Traits and Dynamics for Nutrient and Water Acquisition: Field and Modeling Advances, Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 2021. Clavijero y la literalidad histórica del futuro, Nóesis, 2011.

Digitised editions and texts

2 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Historia Antigua de Mexico (1964) — Internet Archive. Historia de la antigua o baja California (2020) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 14 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 14 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1731Francisco Javier Clavijero born at Veracruz.
  2. 1780Storia antica del Messico. Cavata da' migliori storici spagnuoli, e da' manoscritti, e dalle pitture antiche degl' Indiani...e dissertazioni sulla terra, sugli animale, e sugli abitatori del Messico / opera dell' abate d. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. (Wellcome Collection).
  3. 1782Breve ragguaglio della prodigiosa e rinomata immagine della Madonna di Guadalupe del Messico / [Anon]. (Wellcome Collection).
  4. 1785La America vindicada de la calumnia de haber sido madre del mal venereo / por el autor de la Idea del valor de la isla Española. (Wellcome Collection).
  5. 1787Francisco Javier Clavijero died at Bologna.
  6. 1787The history of Mexico. Collected from Spanish and Mexican historians, from manuscripts and ancient paintings of the Indians. Illustrated by Charts and other copper plates. To which are added, critical dissertations on the land, the animals, and inhabitants of Mexico / By Abbé D. Francesco Saverio Clavigero. Translated from the original Italian, by Charles Cullen. (Wellcome Collection).

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Bibliotecas viajeras: Wissenstransfer zwischen Europa und Amerika bei Francisco Javier Clavijero und fray Servando Teresa de Mier, Globalisierung in Zeiten der Aufklärung

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  2. 2.

    FRANCISCO JAVIER CLAVIJERO (1731-1787) AUTOTRADUTTORE ALL’ITALIANO, Istituto Lombardo - Accademia di Scienze e Lettere • Incontri di Studio, 2019

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Francisco Javier Clavijero oder die amerikanische Antike, Aufklärung zwischen zwei Welten, 2021

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Francisco Javier Clavijero, nationalist, indigenist or enlightened? Notes for a contextualized reading of his Ancient 'History of Mexico'., Nuevas de Indias. Anuario del CEAC, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Open Library author record for Francisco Javier Clavijero (Internet Archive), 6 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  6. 6.

    Protonovelas románticas en la Historia antigua de Francisco Javier Clavijero, Revista Iberoamericana, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 29 articles naming Francisco Javier Clavijero.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 2 digitised items catalogued under Francisco Javier Clavijero as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 6 works naming Francisco Javier Clavijero.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  10. 10.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1442029: Francisco Javier Clavijero

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

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  11. 11.

    “Francisco Javier Clavijero”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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