Toribio de Benavente

Spanish Friar Minor, Catholic missionar in Mexico, Novohispanic mesoamericanist
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Toribio de Benavente

Summary

Toribio de Benavente is a human[1]. His place of birth was Benavente[2]. He was born on January 1, 1482[3]. He died in Mexico City[4]. He died on January 1, 1568[5]. He worked as a historian[6], regular priest[7], missionary[8], and ethnographer[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • Toribio de Benavente's place of birth was Benavente[2].
  • Toribio de Benavente passed away in Mexico City[4].
  • Toribio de Benavente was born on January 1, 1482[3].
  • Toribio de Benavente died on January 1, 1568[5].
  • Toribio de Benavente held citizenship in Spain[11].
  • Spanish was Toribio de Benavente's native language[12].
  • Toribio de Benavente's professions included historian[6].
  • Toribio de Benavente's professions included regular priest[7].
  • Toribio de Benavente worked as a missionary[8].
  • Toribio de Benavente worked as an ethnographer[9].
  • Toribio de Benavente's field of work was history[13].
  • Toribio de Benavente's field of work was ethnography[14].
  • Toribio de Benavente's field of work was indigenous peoples of Central America[15].
  • Toribio de Benavente's field of work was Franciscans[16].
  • Toribio de Benavente's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[17].
  • Toribio de Benavente is recorded as male[18].
  • Toribio de Benavente's instance of is recorded as human[19].
  • Toribio de Benavente's Commons category is recorded as Toribio de Benavente, Motolinía[20].
  • Toribio de Benavente's religious order is recorded as Order of Friars Minor[21].
  • Toribio de Benavente's given name is recorded as Toribio[22].
  • Toribio de Benavente's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia[23].
  • Toribio de Benavente's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Latin[24].
  • Toribio de Benavente's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Nahuatl[25].
  • Toribio de Benavente's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Spanish[26].
  • Toribio de Benavente's Commons Creator page is recorded as Toribio de Benavente[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Toribio de Benavente was born in Benavente[2]. He was born on January 1, 1482[3]. Spanish was his native language[12].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include historian[6], regular priest[7], missionary[8], and ethnographer[9]. Fields of work include history[13]; ethnography[14], an academic discipline[28]; indigenous peoples of Central America[15], a population group[29]; and Franciscans[16], a mendicant order[30], in Italy[31], founded in 1209[32].

Personal Life

Toribio de Benavente's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[17].

Death and Burial

Toribio de Benavente died on January 1, 1568[5]. He died in Mexico City[4].

Why It Matters

Toribio de Benavente ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (178 views/month, #7,286 of 1,000,298).[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] He is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

Where was Toribio de Benavente born?

Born in Benavente[2], Toribio de Benavente…

Where did Toribio de Benavente die?

Toribio de Benavente died in Mexico City[4].

What did Toribio de Benavente do for work?

Toribio de Benavente worked as historian[6], regular priest[7], missionary[8], and ethnographer[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation historian, regular priest, missionary +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32117|batch #32117]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (30)"
  2. 17d ago · Horcrux · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp00404816
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P1810]]: Benavente, Toribio da, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779097876633"
  3. 29d ago · EASLYHAKS · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image Mural de los 12 franciscanos en el Ex convento de San Miguel
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Mural de los 12 franciscanos en el Ex convento de San Miguel Arcángel, Huejotzingo (76873).jpg"
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