Motolinía, Toribio, -1568

Motolinia's history of the Indians of New Spain
Book 1951

Summary: Toribio of Benavente, also known as Motolinía, was a Franciscan missionary who was one of the famous Twelve Apostles of Mexico who arrived in New Spain in May 1524. His published writings are a key source for the history and ethnography of the Nahuas of central Mexico in the immediate post-conquest period as well as for the challenges of Christian evangelization. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][4]
Born: 1482 [2][4]
Birth Place: Benavente (Provinz Zamora) [2]; Benavente [4]
Died: 1568 [2][4]
Death Place: Mexiko (Stadt) [2]; Mexico City [4]
Country: Spain [2]; Mexico [2]
Language: Spanish | Castilian [3]
Occupation: historian [4]; regular priest [4]; missionary [4]; ethnographer [4]
Yale LUX: Entity [4]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Wikidata

Last updated Dec 20, 2025