Diego Clemencín

Diego Clemencín (September 27, 1765 – July 30, 1834) was a Spanish scholar and politician. Born at Murcia, he was educated at the Colegio de San Fulgencio. Abandoning his intention of taking Holy Orders, he found employment at Madrid in 1788 as tutor to the sons of the countess-duchess de Benavente, and devoted himself to the study of archaeology.

Diego Clemencín

Diego Clemencín (September 27, 1765 – July 30, 1834) was a Spanish scholar and politician. Born at Murcia, he was educated at the Colegio de San Fulgencio. Abandoning his intention of taking Holy Orders, he found employment at Madrid in 1788 as tutor to the sons of the countess-duchess de Benavente, and devoted himself to the study of archaeology.