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Francisco Javier Matís
Francisco Javier Matís (1763 Guaduas – 5 November 1851 Bogotá) Francisco Javier Matiz, was a Neogranadine painter and botanical illustrator noted for his work during the Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada (1783–1814). He was the third child of Bartolomé Matís and Maria Luisa Mahecha. The exact date of his birth is unknown. In 1781, aged 18, the young Matís traveled to Santa Fe de Bogotá and worked as a painter for the Urquinaona family, who had strong ties to the Expedition. He worked for the Expedition for twenty-seven years, from December 1783 until 1812 when it was officially terminated. He started as an apprentice under the painter Pablo Antonio García del Campo, later becoming an important botanical illustrator and an insightful anatomist, responsible for dissecting flowers and illustrating them with great skill. The Royal Botanical Expedition to the New Kingdom of Granada, promoted and directed by José Celestino Mutis, was one of the grandest expedition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Francisco is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine given name ''Franciscus''. Nicknames In Spanish, people with the name Francisco are sometimes nicknamed "Paco (name), Paco". Francis of Assisi, San Francisco de Asís was known as ''Pater Comunitatis'' (father of the community) when he founded the Franciscan order, and "Paco" is a short form of ''Pater Comunitatis''. In areas of Spain where Basque language, Basque is spoken, "Patxi" is the most common nickname; in the Catalan language, Catalan areas, "Cesc" (short for Francesc) is often used. In Spanish Latin America and in the Philippines, people with the name Francisco are frequently called "Pancho". "Kiko (given name), Kiko" is also used as a nickname, and "Chicho" is another possibility. In Portuguese, people named Francisco are commonly nicknamed "Chico (other), Chico" (''shíco''). This is also a less-common nickname for Francisco in Spanish. People with the given name * Pope Francis is rendered in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
