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Some information about Rafael Montes de Oca in addition to todays entry in HBW Alive.
In Arte y Cienca en la Historia de México p. 170 is witten:
As José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón (what a name) was born 1840, we can conclude from above that Montes de Oca was born around 1832 (as ocho años mayor que = eight years older than). Which is supported by here p.127 of 129
Maybe there is a relationship to Francisco Montes de Oca?
Here we can find a picture of him and here the bird dedicated to him. And of couse Oca's Hummingbird Amazilia Ocai Gould 1859 here
And I am not sure if death 1880 is correct as here it looks like he still lived in 1883. No idea where 1880 as date of death came from. He was preparador naturalista de ta Comisión de Límites con Guatemala.
Rafael Montes de Oca (d. 1880) Mexican artist, naturalist (syn. Agyrtria cyanocephala, Pipilo).
In Arte y Cienca en la Historia de México p. 170 is witten:
Nacido en Jalapa, Montes de Oca era unos ocho años mayor que José María Velasco. Alumno de la Academia de San Carlos, por sus dibujos y pinturas obtuvo algunas premios entre 1850 y 1856.
As José María Tranquilino Francisco de Jesús Velasco Gómez Obregón (what a name) was born 1840, we can conclude from above that Montes de Oca was born around 1832 (as ocho años mayor que = eight years older than). Which is supported by here p.127 of 129
Maybe there is a relationship to Francisco Montes de Oca?
Here we can find a picture of him and here the bird dedicated to him. And of couse Oca's Hummingbird Amazilia Ocai Gould 1859 here
And I am not sure if death 1880 is correct as here it looks like he still lived in 1883. No idea where 1880 as date of death came from. He was preparador naturalista de ta Comisión de Límites con Guatemala.
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