José Antonio Pavón Jiménez 1754 - 1840

occupation:
Botanist, Explorer
Nationality:
Spanish
born in:
Casatejada, Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain

Hipolito Ruiz Lopez (b 1754) and Antonio Pavon y Jimienz (b 1754) were sent to South America (Peru and Chile) in 1777 by the Spanish monarch, Charles III (1716-1788) to explore the region for botanical specimens.

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Rawhide bag for storing cinchona bark
Box for cinchona bark, known as a Coracha, wood and rawhide, with contents brought from Peru, by the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon, 1777

Box for cinchona bark
Box for cinchona bark, known as a Coracha, wood and rawhide, with contents, brought from Peru by the expedition of Ruiz and Pavon, 1777. Accompanying label reads, 'CORACHA' OF LOXA BARK OPENED, SHEWING CONTENTS AND/ METHOD OF PACKING./ ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 'CORACHAS' BROUGHT TO SPAIN/ FROM PERU BY THE EXPEDITION UNDER RUIZ AND/ PAVON SENT THERE BY CARLOS III OF SPAIN/ IN 1777./ PRESENTED BY HIS MAJESTY KING ALFONSO XIII/ OF SPAIN, 1930.

Coracha of loxa bark c. 1777