Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta
Felipe Arroyo de la Cuesta (1780–1840) was a Spanish Franciscan missionary and linguist notable for his work on native languages.
De la Cuesta was born in Cubo de Bureba, Burgos, Spain in 1780.[1] He arrived in the Spanish territory of Alta California in 1808 and worked at the Mission San Juan Bautista in California from 1808-1833.[2] He studied and wrote numerous works on the languages of the region including Costanoan, Mutsun, and Yokuts.[1]
In 1833, de la Cuesta handed the work of San Juan Bautista over to Zacatean Franciscans.[2] He then worked in a number of other Central California missions including San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, La Purísima and Santa Inés.[1] He died in Santa Inés on 20 September 1840.[1]
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