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Samuel Fritz

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Czech traveller, cartographer, Christian missionary and Roman Catholic priest

Religious FiguresLived 1654 to 1725 · aged 70
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Samuel Fritz SJ was a Bohemian Jesuit missionary, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. He spent most of his life preaching to Indigenous communities in the western Amazon region, including the Omaguas, the Yurimaguas, the Aisuare, the Ibanomas, and the Ticunas.

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Omagua Indians, by Antonio Zeno Shindler, c. 1893Omagua Indians, by Antonio Zeno Shindler, c. 1893Fritz's 1707 map showing the Amazon and the Orinoco, on either side of the mythical Lake ParimeFritz's 1707 map showing the Amazon and the Orinoco, on either side of the mythical Lake ParimeBust of Samuel Fritz in front of the Czech Embassy in Lima, Peru.Bust of Samuel Fritz in front of the Czech Embassy in Lima, Peru.

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Samuel Fritz SJ was a Bohemian Jesuit missionary, noted for his exploration of the Amazon River and its basin. He spent most of his life preaching to Indigenous communities in the western Amazon region, including the Omaguas, the Yurimaguas, the Aisuare, the Ibanomas, and the Ticunas. In 1707 he produced the first accurate map of the Amazon River, establishing as its source the Marañón.

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deceased
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Lived 1654 to 1725 · aged 70
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