The International Prester John Project: How A Global Legend Was Created Across Six CenturiesMain MenuOrientation to ProjectPath One: 1122-1235Path Two: 1236-1310 ADPath Three : 1311-1460 ADPath Four : 1461-1520 ADPath Five: 1521-1699 ADPath Six: 1700-1800 ADChristopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f Global Middle Ages
Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro
1media/Screen Shot 2021-06-30 at 9.07.57 AM.png2019-05-22T14:22:26-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6f52816image_header2021-06-30T13:19:26-07:00Christopher Taylor // christopher.eric.taylor@gmail.com946e2cf6115688379f338b70e5b6f6c039f8ba6fBorn in Casdemiro (Orense), Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (1676-1764) was a Spanish Benedictine monk and professor of philosophy and theology who is widely credited for leading the Age of Enlightenment in Spain.
His skeptical attitude and eagerness to rebuff superstition led him to comment on the Prester John legend in his Reflexions Upon History.
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