Аннотация:Joseph Ortiz y Sanz (1739-1822), a valencias and a liberal, is the most prolific scholar of Classical Antiquity of the generation after that of marquis of Valdeflores, and the most fortunate in so far as the publication of his books is concerned.Nevertheless, his planned Archaeological Travel of Spain, although helped for years by Charles III and Charles IV, remained unfinished like that of his noble predecessor.In this anide the life and works of Ortiz are highlighted and the plan of his itinerary -published in 1797-is transcript with some remarks.Through this we may know the training of an archaeologist two centuries ago, but aboye all his list of almost 250 archaeological sites arranged by regions, gives us