| LC control no. | no2013010169 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Galindo, Juan, 1802-1839 |
| Variant(s) | Galindo, John, 1802-1839 |
| Associated place | Petén, Guatemala |
| Birth date | 1802 |
| Death date | 1839 |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Place of death | Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazán, Honduras |
| Profession or occupation | Explorer Army officer Governor |
| Found in | The ruins of Copan, in Central America, 1836: title page (Juan Galindo) Wikipedia, viewed January 25, 2013 (Juan Galindo (1802-1839) was a Central American explorer and army officer; born in Dublin in 1802 as John Galindo; father Spanish, mother Irish; left for the New World before he was twenty; participation in the army led to him being made governor of Petén; explored and wrote descriptive acounts of various ancient Maya ruins; killed when a Nicaraguan army overran the city of Tegucigalpa.) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Galindo> |
| Associated language | eng |
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