Artists  > Diego de Valadés

Diego de Valadés

A Spanish Franciscan missionary, engraver, and author, Valadés emphasized the value of instructional images in bringing Christianity to New Spain.

Dates
1533–82
Born In
North America > Mexico
Active In
North America > Mexico
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Period Culture Style
Colonial American > Colonial Spanish American > Viceroyalty of New Spain
Known For
Print
Works of Art

Artists  > Diego de Valadés

Diego de Valadés

A Spanish Franciscan missionary, engraver, and author, Valadés emphasized the value of instructional images in bringing Christianity to New Spain.

Dates
1533–82
Born In
North America > Mexico
Active In
North America > Mexico
Europe > Southern Europe > Italy
Period Culture Style
Colonial American > Colonial Spanish American > Viceroyalty of New Spain
Known For
Print
Works of Art