Ruy González de Clavijo

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Spanish traveller and writer

Historical FiguresLived 1400 to 1412 · aged 12

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Ruy González de Clavijo was a Castilian traveler and writer. In 1403-1405, Clavijo was the ambassador of Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur, founder and ruler of the Timurid Empire.

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An imaginary portrait of Ruy González de Clavijo, in a 19th-century engraving

The arrival of the Castilian envoy led by Don Clavijo. Folio from the Malfuzat-i Timuri, Mughal, 19th century

First page of a 16th-century manuscript about the travel

A page of the 15th-century manuscript (Ms. 9218 BNM)

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About this person

Ruy González de Clavijo was a Castilian traveler and writer. In 1403-1405, Clavijo was the ambassador of Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur, founder and ruler of the Timurid Empire. A diary of the journey, perhaps based on detailed notes kept while traveling, was later published in Spanish in 1582 and in English in 1859.