Original: Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro (Casdemiro, Galicia, 8 October 1674 Oviedo, Asturias, 26 September 1764) was a Spanish monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions.
Simplified: Benito Jerónimo Feijoo y Montenegro (8 October 1676 - 26 September 1764) was a Galician neoclassical monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific thought in Galicia and Spain.