s ▁ind igen ous ▁languages ▁and ▁pe op les . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O ña , ▁Burg os , ▁Spain ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁T amp ico ▁in ▁New ▁Spain ▁( mod ern - day ▁T amp ico , ▁T ama ul ip as , ▁Mexico ). ▁He ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁grammar , ▁the ▁first ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁World , ▁of ▁the ▁Class ical ▁N ahu at l ▁language . ▁ ▁Life ▁And rés ▁de ▁Ol mos ▁in ▁early ▁youth ▁went ▁to ▁live ▁with ▁a ▁married ▁sister ▁in ▁Ol mos , ▁wh ence ▁his ▁name . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁Francis can ▁convent ▁in ▁Vall ad olid ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁an ▁assistant ▁to ▁F ray ▁Juan ▁de ▁Zum ár rag a ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 7 , ▁and ▁accompanied ▁Zum ár rag a ▁when ▁the ▁latter ▁was ▁sent ▁by ▁the ▁Emperor ▁Charles ▁V ▁in ▁ 1 5 2 8 ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁bishop ▁of ▁New ▁Spain . ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 5 3 3 ▁Ol mos ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁unus ually ▁ade pt ▁in ▁the ▁N ahu at l ▁language , ▁and ▁well - in formed ▁about ▁the ▁history ▁and ▁custom s ▁of ▁the ▁N ahu at l - spe aking ▁pe op les . ▁He ▁contributed ▁to ▁the ▁found ing ▁in ▁ 1 5 3 6 ▁of ▁the ▁Co leg io ▁de ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁de ▁T lat el ol co , ▁the ▁first ▁European - based ▁institution ▁of ▁higher ▁learning ▁in