Bernardino de Sahagún

ca. 1499-1590, Spanish mesoamericanist, evangelizador, fraile franciscano, misionero
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Summary

Bernardino de Sahagún is a human[1]. He was born in Sahagún[2]. He was born on January 1, 1499[3]. He passed away in New Spain[4]. He died on February 5, 1590[5]. He worked as an anthropologist[6], writer[7], missionary[8], grammarian[9], and theologian[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Bernardino de Sahagún's place of birth was Sahagún[2].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún passed away in New Spain[4].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún passed away in Tlatelolco[12].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún was born on January 1, 1499[3].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún was born on 1500[13].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún died on February 5, 1590[5].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún died on October 23, 1590[14].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún held citizenship in Spain[15].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún is identified as part of the Spaniards ethnic group[16].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún worked as an anthropologist[6].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's professions included writer[7].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún worked as a missionary[8].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's professions included grammarian[9].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún worked as a theologian[10].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún worked as a humanist[17].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's field of work was Latin[18].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's field of work was ethnography[19].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's field of work was Aztec[20].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's field of work was Nahua[21].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún was educated at University of Salamanca[22].
  • A notable work attributed to Bernardino de Sahagún is Florentine Codex[23].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[24].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún is recorded as male[25].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Bernardino de Sahagún's Commons category is recorded as Bernardino de Sahagún[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in Sahagún[2], Bernardino de Sahagún… Recorded date of birth include January 1, 1499[3] and 1500[13]. He is identified as part of the Spaniards ethnic group[16].

Education

Bernardino de Sahagún's education included a stint at University of Salamanca[22].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include anthropologist[6], writer[7], missionary[8], grammarian[9], theologian[10], and humanist[17]. Fields of work include Latin[18], a dead language[28], in Vatican City[29]; ethnography[19], an academic discipline[30]; Aztec[20], a civilization[31]; and Nahua[21], an ethnic group[32], in Mexico[33].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Bernardino de Sahagún is Florentine Codex[23].

Personal Life

Bernardino de Sahagún's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[24].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include February 5, 1590[5] and October 23, 1590[14]. Recorded place of death include New Spain[4], a viceroyalty of the Spanish Empire[34], in Spanish Empire[35], founded in 1521[36] and Tlatelolco[12], a neighborhood[37], in Mexico[38].

Why It Matters

Bernardino de Sahagún ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #7,103 of 1,000,298).[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Works attributed to him include Florentine Codex[41], a written work[42], founded in 1575[43].

FAQs

Where was Bernardino de Sahagún born?

Bernardino de Sahagún's place of birth was Sahagún[2].

Where did Bernardino de Sahagún die?

Bernardino de Sahagún passed away in New Spain[4].

What did Bernardino de Sahagún do for work?

Bernardino de Sahagún worked as anthropologist[6], writer[7], missionary[8], grammarian[9], and theologian[10].

Where did Bernardino de Sahagún go to school?

Bernardino de Sahagún was educated at University of Salamanca[22].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [25] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [18] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [20] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [21] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Bernardino de Sahagún.jpg, Bernardino de Sahagún (2).jpg
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  2. 9d ago · Zumalabe · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Image: Bernardino de sahagun.png"
  3. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → CZJ
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  4. 12w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vatican library vcba id → 495/185963, 495/170786
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  5. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0439020-Bernardino-de-Sahagun-asi-14991590
    Parsifal cluster id → 176295, 768033, 419924
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  6. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parsifal cluster id → 176295, 768033, 419924
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  7. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01316272
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  8. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id → cnp01316272
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  9. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → male
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Spanish, Nahuatl, Latin
    Instance of → human
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ National library of greece id: 333158, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143243963|Bernardino de Sahagún (#143243963)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5478|"
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