Antonio de Capmany y Montpalau

Who was Antonio de Capmany y Montpalau?

Antonio de Capmany y Montpalau, Spanish polygraph, was born at Barcelona.

Antonio took part in the 1762 Spanish campaign in Portugal. He retired from the army in 1770, and was subsequently elected secretary of the Royal Academy of History at Madrid. His principal works are:

Memorias históricas sobre la marina, commercio, y artes de la antigua ciudad de Barcelona

Teatro histórico-critico de la elocuencia Española

Filosofía de la elocuencia

Cuestiones críticas sobre varios puntos de historia económica, política, y militar

Capmany died at Barcelona on the 14th of November 1813. His monograph on the history of his birthplace still preserves much of its original value.

A portrait of Antonio de Campmany, by Modesto Texidor, can be found in the Consulate Room at the Llotja School in Barcelona.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed.. Encyclopædia Britannica. Cambridge University Press