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Martín Sarmiento or Martiño Sarmiento, also Father Sarmiento (born Pedro José García Balboa), (Villafranca del Bierzo, El Bierzo, March 9, 1695 - Madrid, December 7, 1772) was a Spanish scholar, writer and Benedictine monk, illustrious representative of the Enlightenment in Spain.

He wrote on a wide variety of subjects, including Literature, Medicine, Botany, Ethnography, History, Theology, etc.

Selected works

Memorias para la historia de la poesía y poetas españoles, (1741-1745), first edition, Madrid, 1775.
Coplas gallegas y Glosario, (1746-...), in the Galician language.

Bibliography

Pensado Tomé, José Luis, Fray Martín Sarmiento, testigo de su siglo, Salamanca: Universidad de Salamanca, 1972.

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-'''Martín Sarmiento''', '''Father Sarmiento''' (born '''Pedro José García Balboa'''), ([[Villafranca del Bierzo]], [[El Bierzo]], March 9, 1695 - [[Madrid]], December 7, 1772) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] scholar, writer and [[Benedictine]] monk, illustrious representative of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] in Spain.
+'''Martín Sarmiento''' or '''Martiño Sarmiento''', also '''Father Sarmiento''' (born '''Pedro José García Balboa'''), ([[Villafranca del Bierzo]], [[El Bierzo]], March 9, 1695 - [[Madrid]], December 7, 1772) was a [[Spain|Spanish]] scholar, writer and [[Benedictine]] monk, illustrious representative of the [[Age of Enlightenment|Enlightenment]] in Spain.
 He wrote on a wide variety of subjects, including [[Literature]], [[Medicine]], [[Botany]], [[Ethnography]], [[History]], [[Theology]], etc.