(Quito, Ecuador, 1735 - La Coruña, España, 1812)
\"Antonio de Alcedo (1735–1812) was a Spanish soldier and scholar. Born in a settlement near to Quito (Ecuador), Alcedo was a military officer in the Spanish Army, and a notable historian and geographer. He is best known for his pioneering, five-volume work in American geography and history, The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies (Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales), published in Madrid between 1786-1789.\"
\"Antonio de Alcedo (Quito; 1735-1812), geógrafo, historiador, biógrafo, lexicógrafo y militar español.\"
\"Antonio de Alcedo (1735–1812) was a Spanish soldier and scholar. Born in a settlement near to Quito (Ecuador), Alcedo was a military officer in the Spanish Army, and a notable historian and geographer. He is best known for his pioneering, five-volume work in American geography and history, The geographical and historical dictionary of America and the West Indies (Diccionario geográfico-histórico de las Indias Occidentales), published in Madrid between 1786-1789.\"
\"Antonio de Alcedo (Quito; 1735-1812), geógrafo, historiador, biógrafo, lexicógrafo y militar español.\"
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