Matías de Escobar y Llamas
Spanish friar
Matías de Escobar y Llamas was a Spanish religious of the Order of Saint Augustine. He is known for his work Americana Thebaida, one of the most important treatises of Mexican colonial historiography. Wikipedia
Born: February 25, 1688, La Orotava, Spain
Died: 1748 (age 60 years), Valladolid, Morelia, Mexico