Juan de Iriarte-Illustration

Born at Puerto de la Orotava, he was educated in Paris in 1713 with one of his students being voltarie. He moved to london and completed a formation for his native island. He later moved to Madrid where he was officially nominated at biblioteca real. Aged 28, he edited Regia Matritensis Bibliotheca in 1729, his first catalog published on the contents of the Biblioteca Real. The Bibliotecario Mayor of the institution, juan de ferras, managed to get him appointed as a private tutor of the families of the duque de bejar, the duque de alba and Royal Prince manuel de portugal.

by:Alejandra Bautista