Pedro Peralta Y Barnuevo
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 282 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 26,1663 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Lima |
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| Date of died | April 30,1743 |
| Died | Lima |
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| Books | Peralta Barnuevo and the discourse of loyalty: a critical edition of four selected texts |
| Nationality | Peruvian |
| Education | National Major University of San Marcos |
| Previous position | Cosmógrafo Mayor del Virreinato del Perú (1709–1743) |
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| ID | 1062143 |
Pedro Peralta Y Barnuevo Life story
Pedro Peralta y Barnuevo was an Enlightenment-era Peruvian mathematician, cosmographer, historian, scholar, poet, and astronomer, and was considered a polymath. He was rector of University of San Marcos in Lima. Peralta's parents were Spaniard Francisco Peralta Barnuevo and Magdalena E. Rocha Benavides from Lima.