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RUZ, Joaquin (rooth), Mexican linguist, born in Merida in 1772; died there, 15 September, 1850. He entered the order of St. Francis in his native city in 1794, studied philosophy in the convent of his order in 1805, was graduated there, and in 1810 became a priest. He was immediately assigned to the missions of the Maya Indians, of whose language he possessed a thorough knowledge. Besides numerous religious works, he wrote in the Maya language "Catecismo histdrico y Doctrina Cristiana" (Merida, 1822) ; "Gramatica Yucateca" (1844); "Cartilla 6 Silabario de la lengua Maya, para 1a ensefianza de los nifios indijenas" (1845); "Analisis del idioma Yucateco " (1851) ; and "Leti u cilich Evangelio Jesueristo hebix San Lucas," edited by W. M. Watts (London, 1865).
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