Domingo de Santo Tomás
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Fray Domingo de Santo Tomás, O.P. (1499 in Seville
– 28 February 1570, in La Plata
, Bolivia
) was a Spanish Dominican
and grammarian who compiled the first Quechua
grammar.
He arrived in Peru
in 1540 and founded the convent and city of Yungay
on 4 August 1540. For the purpose of evangelization
, he learned the Quechua language spoken along the coast near Lima. In 1545, he was elected prior of the Convento del Santísimo Rosario in Lima
.In 1549 he made the "Tasa" of Lima, with Fray Jeronimo de Loayza
and Fray Tomás de San Martín. In 1560 he published his Grammatica o arte de la lengua general de los indios de los Reynos del Perú in Valladolid
, the first book printed in Quechua
. In the same year appeared his Lexicon, o Vocabulario de la lengua general del PERV.
The coastal dialect of Quechua was significantly different than that of Cuzco, which was described by Diego González Holguín
in the early 17th century.
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
– 28 February 1570, in La Plata
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
, Bolivia
Bolivia
Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...
) was a Spanish Dominican
Dominican Order
The Order of Preachers , after the 15th century more commonly known as the Dominican Order or Dominicans, is a Catholic religious order founded by Saint Dominic and approved by Pope Honorius III on 22 December 1216 in France...
and grammarian who compiled the first Quechua
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
grammar.
He arrived in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
in 1540 and founded the convent and city of Yungay
Yungay
Yungay may refer to:*Chile**Yungay, Chile in Ñuble Province*Peru**Yungay Province**Yungay District**Yungay, Peru...
on 4 August 1540. For the purpose of evangelization
Evangelization
Evangelization is that process in the Christian religion which seeks to spread the Gospel and the knowledge of the Gospel throughout the world. It can be defined as so:-The birth of Christian evangelization:...
, he learned the Quechua language spoken along the coast near Lima. In 1545, he was elected prior of the Convento del Santísimo Rosario in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
.In 1549 he made the "Tasa" of Lima, with Fray Jeronimo de Loayza
Jerónimo de Loayza
Jerónimo de Loayza González, O.P. was a Spanish Dominican missionary and the first Roman Catholic archbishop of Lima.-Biography:...
and Fray Tomás de San Martín. In 1560 he published his Grammatica o arte de la lengua general de los indios de los Reynos del Perú in Valladolid
Valladolid
Valladolid is a historic city and municipality in north-central Spain, situated at the confluence of the Pisuerga and Esgueva rivers, and located within three wine-making regions: Ribera del Duero, Rueda and Cigales...
, the first book printed in Quechua
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
. In the same year appeared his Lexicon, o Vocabulario de la lengua general del PERV.
The coastal dialect of Quechua was significantly different than that of Cuzco, which was described by Diego González Holguín
Diego González Holguín
Diego González Holguín was a Spanish Jesuit priest, researcher of the Quechua language during the times of the Viceroyalty of Peru....
in the early 17th century.
Works
- Grammatica o Arte de la lengua general de los Indios de los Reynos del Peru (Valladolid, 1560).
- Lexicon o Vocabulario de la lengua general del PERV (1560).
- Plática para todos los Indios (1560)