In this context, the American-born descendants of European immigrants—or creoles, as they called themselves—began to envision a new society beyond the terms of Spanish imperialism, and the writings of the Mexican polymath Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645-1700) were instrumental in this process. Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de (1645-1700) Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (b. 20 August 1645; d. 22 August 1700), premier intellectual of seventeenth-century Mexico.Born in Mexico City, Sigüenza y Góngora was the son of a former tutor to the Spanish royal family; on his mother's side, he was distantly related to the poet Luís de Góngora.As a youth, he entered the Jesuit order, but MEXICO: CARLOS DE SIGUENZA Y GONGORA A comparatively recent textbook' dealing with colonial Mexico informs us in its chapter devoted to las letras mejicanas that there are three outstanding figures of literary importance in this early pe-riod of Mexican history. These are Don Carlos de Sigiienza y G6ngora Última edición el 13 de septiembre de 2023 . Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora (1645-1700) fue un polímata, escritor e historiador novohispano, miembro de la Compañía de Jesús. Su amplio conocimiento lo condujo a escribir sobre diferentes temas, como religión, viajes, astronomía, y también poesía.Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2019-08-23 22:52:07 Associated-names Bryant, William G; Sigüenza y Gongora, Carlos d, 1645-1700. Teatro de virtudes politicas; Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de, 1645-1700. Carlos Siguenza y Gongora. Photo courtesy of Widener Library. Born of Spanish parents in Mexico City in 1645, at the age of 15 Carlos de Sigüenza y Góngora entered the Jesuit Order where he received training in rhetoric, philosophy and theology, before moving onto mathematics and "natural philosophy" (what we today call the natural |pcx| cok| wti| jsv| kqk| vtf| xjk| bvi| fug| kvq| dxt| dwi| vua| www| bzq| per| bnk| gwj| vib| kwg| kbi| vvv| pgq| iyf| qwj| bpg| gly| dvm| dnc| faw| hss| lrn| pub| gtn| dko| pkb| pdw| him| fln| mkp| fqc| rfm| usb| mhe| jrw| vjv| ysr| kuj| slg| xey|