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Publication of Reducción de las letras

When
1620
Where
Madrid
Part of
Creation of Bonet's Sign Alphabet

Bonet published his manual on teaching speech to the mute in Madrid.

In 1620, Juan Pablo Bonet released 'Reducción de las letras y arte para enseñar a hablar a los mudos' in Madrid. This work is cited as the first book on deaf education and established a foundational sign alphabet.

Sources

  1. Juan Pablo Bonet Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-09
  2. Sign language Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22

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