García de Silva Figueroa
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Don García de Silva Figueroa was a Spanish diplomat, and the first Western traveller to correctly identify the ruins of Takht-e Jamshid in Persia as the location of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire and one of the great cities of antiquity.
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About this person
Country
SpainCategory
Politicians
Type
Public Official
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1550 to 1624 · aged 73
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