Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Feijóo and the second or maternal family name is Montenegro.
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo
Portrait of Feijóo y Montenegro
by Mariano Salvador Maella
Born(1676-10-08)October 8, 1676
Santa María de Melias, near Ourense, Crown of Castile
DiedSeptember 26, 1764(1764-09-26) (aged 89)
Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
OccupationsMonk, scholar, essayist

Friar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (Spanish pronunciation: [beˈnito xeˈɾonimo fejˈxo(o) j monteˈneɣɾo]; 8 October 1676 – 26 September 1764) was a Spanish monk and scholar who led the Spanish Enlightenment. He was an energetic popularizer noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.

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