Fausto Elhuyar

Fausto de Elhuyar was a Spanish chemist, and the joint discoverer of tungsten with his brother Juan Jos Elhuyar in 1783. He was in charge, under a King of Spain commission, of organizing the School of Mines in Mxico City and so was responsible of building an architectural jewel known as Palacio de Minera. Elhuyar abandoned Mexico after the Mexican War of Independence, when most of the Spanish residents in Mexico were expelled.

He was born in Logroo, La Rioja, Spain son of French parents from Hasparren, France.

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