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Benito Jerónimo Feijoo
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1676–1764 · Spanish monk and scholar

Also known as: Benito Jeronimo Feijoo y Montenegro, Бенито Херонимо Фейхо-и-Монтенегро, بينيتو جيرونيمو فيخو إي مونتينيغرو, ベニート・ヘロニモ・フェイホー, Фейхо и Монтенегро, Фейхо-и-Монтенегро, Бенито

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Known works

  • La Prosa de la Ilustración (1996)
  • Discursos y cartas (1941)
  • Teatro crítico universal (1923)
  • Ilustracion apologetica al primero y segundo tomo del Theatro critico, donde se notan mas de quatrocientos descuidos al autor del Anti-theatro (1769)
  • Defensa de la mujer (1997)