Manuel de Mendiburu
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Manuel de Mendiburu (20 October 1805 – 21 January 1885) was a Peruvian statesman and historian born in Lima.
He was educated at the
.In 1870 he was placed in charge of the School of Arts and Trades at Lima. He organized the
Archivo Nacional de Lima
, which contains his monumental work Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú (1874-85). The publication is invaluable for the study of Peruvian history, especially during the colonial epoch.
Two
digitized volumes are available at the Virtual Library Miguel de Cervantes.[3]
References
- ^
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Manuel de Mendiburu". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ "Ministerio de Economía y Finanzas - Histórico - Relación de Ministros". www.mef.gob.pe.
- ^ Mendiburu, Manuel de (1874). "Diccionario histórico-biográfico del Perú. Tomo 1".
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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