Leoncio Afonso

Leoncio Afonso Perez (September 12, 1916 Breña Alta, Canary Islands – March 27, 2017 San Cristobal de la Laguna, Canary Islands) was a professor of geography and an intellectual of the Canary Islands.[1] He made considerable contributions to the study of geography in the region, and he was bestowed an honorary doctorate from the University of La Laguna on March 7, 1997, in recognition of his life's work.[2] His career was dedicated, among other things, to the study of the geography, history and toponomics of the Canary Islands.[3][4]

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