Juan José de Elhuyar, a Spanish scientist born in Logroño, was, together with his brother Fausto de Elhuyar, the first to isolate tungsten. They were both granted a scholarship by the Spanish monarchy to study at different European universities. In 1784, he was sent to Santa Fe de Bogotá to work in the mines of Mariquita. This document contains a dossier of information and a passenger licence to the Indies from Juan José de Elhúyar, commissioner for the promotion of the mines of the New Kingdom of Granada, to Cartagena de Indias, with the following people: Angel Díaz, commissioner; Francisco Llamas, servant, born in Socuéllamos, son of Pablo and Isabel Poveda; Antonio Pastrana, servant, born in Buenos Aires, son of Julián and Agustina Jibaja.

Collection: Texts

Project: 9. Travels and travelers: economic, social and cultural connections.

Chronology: XVIII

Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University

Link: http://pares.mcu.es/ParesBusquedas20/catalogo/show/165829

Resource type: Historical source

Format: Unknown

Source: Archivo General de Indias, CONTRATACIÓN, 5527, N.1, R.30

Language: Spanish

Date: 10/15/2020

Owner: Álvaro Chaparro Sainz (Modernalia)

Identifier: ES.41091.AGI//CONTRATACION,5527,N.1,R.30

Copyright: © Ministerio de Cultura y Deporte - Gobierno de España

Abstract: File of information and passenger licence to the Indies of the scientist Juan José de Elhúyar to work in an American mine

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