Antonio del Río

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Antonio del Río was an 18th-century Spanish military officer and antiquarian known for conducting one of the first documented excavations and descriptions of the Maya ruins at Palenque in present-day Mexico.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish military officer
antiquarian
person
activeInCentury 18th century
areaOfActivity Central America
colonial Mexico
countryOfCitizenship Spain
described architecture of Palenque
inscriptions at Palenque
sculptures at Palenque
fieldOfWork Maya archaeology
antiquarian studies
archaeology
genre archaeological report
knownFor early description of Maya ruins at Palenque
early excavation of Maya ruins at Palenque
languageOfWorkOrName Spanish
militaryBranch Spanish Army
notableEvent one of the first documented excavations at Palenque
notableWork report on the ruins of Palenque
occupation antiquarian
military officer
partOf Spanish colonial administration in New Spain
placeOfWork Chiapas
Viceroyalty of New Spain
surface form: New Spain

Palenque
studied Maya ruins
Palenque inscriptions and architecture

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Palenque earlyExplorer Antonio del Río