Félix Manuel de Azara (1746 - 1811) was a Spanish military officer, naturalist and engineer. Events January 8 - Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 - Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 - The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 - An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522... 1811 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as a number of distinct scientific disciplines. ...

Azara was sent to South America in 1781 to settle the question of borders between the Portguese and Spanish colonies. He remained until 1801. On his return he wrote Voyage dans l'Amerique meridionale depuis 1781 jusqu'en 1801 (1809). South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... The Republic of Portugal (Portuguese: República Portuguesa) is a democratic republic located on the west and southwest parts of the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe, the westernmost country in continental Europe. ...

A number of animals were named after him, including Azara's Spinetail Synallaxis azarae.