Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1780–1842) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and linguist notable for his work on native languages.
Arroyo de la Cuesta was born in Cubo de Bureba, Burgos, Spain in 1780. [1] He arrived in the Spanish territory of Alta California in 1808 and worked at the Mission San Juan Bautista in California from 1808–1833. [2] He studied and wrote numerous works on the languages of the region including Costanoan, Mutsun, and Yokuts. [1]
In 1833, Arroyo de la Cuesta handed the work of San Juan Bautista over to Zacatean Franciscans. [2] He then worked in a number of other Central California missions including San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, La Purísima, and Santa Inés. [1] He died in Santa Inés on 20 September 1842. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Fountain, Catherine (2014). "Fray Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta's Work on California's Native Languages". Historiographia Linguistica. 40 (1–2): 97–119. doi: 10.1075/hl.40.1-2.04fou.
- ^ a b "San Juan Bautista". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1780–1842) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and linguist notable for his work on native languages.
Arroyo de la Cuesta was born in Cubo de Bureba, Burgos, Spain in 1780. [1] He arrived in the Spanish territory of Alta California in 1808 and worked at the Mission San Juan Bautista in California from 1808–1833. [2] He studied and wrote numerous works on the languages of the region including Costanoan, Mutsun, and Yokuts. [1]
In 1833, Arroyo de la Cuesta handed the work of San Juan Bautista over to Zacatean Franciscans. [2] He then worked in a number of other Central California missions including San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, La Purísima, and Santa Inés. [1] He died in Santa Inés on 20 September 1842. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d Fountain, Catherine (2014). "Fray Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta's Work on California's Native Languages". Historiographia Linguistica. 40 (1–2): 97–119. doi: 10.1075/hl.40.1-2.04fou.
- ^ a b "San Juan Bautista". Archived from the original on 2018-08-08. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
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