Ruy González de Clavijo, Spanish explorer and author

Ruy González de Clavijo

Castilian traveler, writer, and diplomat (died 1412)

Ruy González de Clavijo was a Castilian traveler and writer. In 1403–05 Clavijo was the ambassador of Henry III of Castile to the court of Timur, founder and ruler of the Timurid Empire. A diary of the journey, perhaps based on detailed notes kept while traveling, was later…