José de Carabantes

José de Carabantes (Caravantes) (1628 in Aragon – 1694) was a Spanish Capuchin theologian. He worked for the evangelization of the Native Americans in Spanish America.

Works

He wrote a work entitled "Ars addicendi atque docendi idiomata", and likewise a "Lexicon, seu vocabularium verborum, adverbiorum, etc.", for the use of missionaries (Madrid, 1678).

References

Attribution

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "José de Carabantes". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.  The entry cites:
  • A biography of Father Carabantes was published at Madrid in 1705 by Diego Gonzales de Quiraga.