Galvano Fiamma | |
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| Born | 1283 |
| Died | 1344 (aged 60–61) Milan |
| Education | Doctor of Theology |
| Occupation(s) | Dominican friar and chronicler |
Galvano Fiamma (Latin: Galvaneus Flamma; 1283–1344) was an Italian Dominican and chronicler of Milan. He appears to have been the first European in the Mediterranean area to describe the New World. His numerous historical writings include the Chronica Galvagnana, the Chronicon extravagans de antiquitatibus Mediolani, the Chronicon maius, and the Manipolus florum seu Historia Mediolanensis; he is also known for a map of Milan c. 1330.