Francisco Javier Clavijero

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The Reverend Francisco Javier Clavijero SJ
19th century imagined depiction of Clavijero
Born	Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray (1731-09-09)9 September 1731 Veracruz, New Spain, Spanish Empire
Died	2 April 1787(1787-04-02) (aged 55) Bologna, Papal States
Resting place	Rotunda of Illustrious Persons, Mexico City, Mexico
Occupations	Priest teacher scholar historian

Francisco Javier Clavijero Echegaray, SJ (sometimes Italianized as Francesco Saverio Clavigero; September 9, 1731 – April 2, 1787) was a Mexican Jesuit teacher, scholar and historian. After the expulsion of the Jesuits from Spanish provinces in 1767, he went to Italy, where he wrote a valuable work on the pre-Columbian history and civilizations of Mesoamerica and the central Mexican altiplano.