José de Viera y Clavijo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

José de Viera y Clavijo

Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor

Date of Birth: 28-Dec-1731

Place of Birth: Los Realejos, Canary Islands, Spain

Date of Death: 21-Feb-1813

Profession: writer, historian, botanist, anthropologist, ethnographer

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

José de Viera y Clavijo (28 December 1731 – 1813), was a Spanish ecclesiastic, historian, botanist, ethnographer, and professor, best known for his exhaustive History of the Canary Islands (Historia de Canarias).
Born in Realejo Alto, on the island of Tenerife, he was the son of the town's mayor, Gabriel Viera del Álama.
His mother was Antonia María Clavijo. In his Noticias, he examined the question of Saint Brendan's Island. He died in Las Palmas, on the island of Gran Canaria.