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- Italian:
- Pietro Martire dâAnghiera
- Spanish:
- Pedro MĂĄrtir de Anghiera
- Born:
- Feb. 2, 1457, Arona, Milan
- Died:
- October 1526, Granada, Spain (aged 69)
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Peter Martyr dâAnghiera
Italian chaplain and historian of the Spanish court
Also known as: Pedro MĂĄrtir de Anghiera, Pietro Martire dâAnghiera(Show More)
Peter Martyr dâAnghiera (born Feb. 2, 1457, Arona, Milanâdied October 1526, Granada, Spain) was a chaplain to the court of King Ferdinand II of Aragon and Queen Isabella I of Castile, and historian of Spanish explorations, who became a member of Emperor Charles Vâs Council of the Indies (1518). He collected unidentified documents from the various discoverers, including Christopher Columbus, and wrote De Orbe Novo (published 1530; âOn the New Worldâ), in which the first European reference to India rubber appears in the description of an Aztec game. His collection of 812 letters is a valuable source material for the period.
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