Girolamo Benzoni
Girolamo Benzoni (* around 1519 in Milan , † after 1572 in Spain ) was an Italian traveler and historian during the Renaissance .
Life
Benzoni was the son of a Milanese merchant, traveled to Germany and Spain on business and finally joined Spanish expeditions in the New World in 1542 . Benzoni visited Peru and the West Indies and returned to Spain in 1556. His Historia del Mondo nuovo is strongly autobiographical . It is based on older sources, but also contains numerous of Benzoni's own observations. He is listed as the first European in the history books to see the Chimborasso . He is also considered to be the narrator of the famous story about the " Egg of Columbus ".
Web links
Commons : Girolamo Benzoni - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Girolamo Benzoni in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Girolamo Benzoni in the German Digital Library
- Publications by and about Girolamo Benzoni in VD 16 .
- Angela Codazzi: BENZONI, Gerolamo. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 8: Bellucci – Beregan. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1966.
- Adolph Francis Bandelier: Girolamo Benzoni . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 2, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1907.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Benzoni, Girolamo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian traveler and historian in the Renaissance |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1519 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | after 1572 |
| Place of death | Spain |