Bernabé Cobo
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Bernabé Cobo
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Bernabé Cobo was a Spanish Jesuit missionary and writer. He played a part in the early history of quinine by his description of cinchona bark; he brought some to Europe on a visit in 1632. He was a thorough student of nature and man in Spanish America. His long residence, his position as a priest and, several times, as a missionary, gave him unusual opportunities for obtaining reliable information. The Spanish botanist Cavanilles gave the name of Cobaea to a genus of plants belonging to the Pole
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Spanish Jesuit missionary and writer
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernab%C3%A9_Cobo
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2024-02-26T22:52:12Z
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