Pedro de Gante
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Flemish Catholic missionary and educator
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- Born
- 1486
- Died
- 19 April 1572
- Works
- 7
Top works
- Carta a Felipe II
- Catecismo de la doctrina cristiana de Fr. Pedro de Gante
- Cartilla para enseñar a leer, de fray Pedro de Gante
- Doctrina christiana en lengua mexicana
- El catecismo
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16th century
Fray Pieter van der Moere, also known as Fray Pedro de Gante or Pedro de Mura (c. 1480 – 1572) was a Franciscan missionary in sixteenth century Mexico. Born in Geraardsbergen in present-day Belgium, he was of Flemish descent. Since Flanders, like Spain, belonged to the Habsburg Empire and he was a relative of King Charles V (he was thought to be a bastard son of Emperor Maximilian I[1]), he was allowed to travel to the colonies of New Spain as one of a group of Franciscan friars. <a href="https:
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Pedro
- Gender
- male
- Place of birth
- Geraardsbergen
- Place of death
- Mexico City
- Occupation
- missionary
- Languages spoken
- Spanish
- Native language
- Spanish
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Image
- Fraypedrodegante.jpg
- Religious order
- Franciscans
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- Pedro de Gante
- date of birth
- 1480-00-00
- date of death
- 1572-04-19
- canonization status
- blessed
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