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Death of García de Silva Figueroa (1624) — Persepolis

22 July 2026
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García de Silva Figueroa Photo: Wikimedia Commons
García de Silva Figueroa

On 2026-07-22, García de Silva Figueroa — the discoverer linked to Persepolis — passed away in 1624. Annual commemoration.

Don García de Silva Figueroa was a Spanish diplomat, and the first Western traveller to correctly identify the ruins of Takht-e Jamshid in Persia as the location of Persepolis, the ancient capital of the Achaemenid Empire and one of the great cities of antiquity.

Recurring annual commemoration. Source: Wikipedia / Wikidata.

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