Leoncio Afonso Perez (12 September 1916 – 27 March 2017) was a professor of geography and an intellectual of the Canary Islands. Afonso was born in Breña Alta, Canary Islands in September 1916. He made considerable contributions to the study of geography in the region, and he was bestowed an honorary doctorate from the University of La Laguna on 7 March 1997, in recognition of his life's work. His career was dedicated, among other things, to the study of the geography, history and toponymics of the Canary Islands. He died in San Cristobal de la Laguna, Canary Islands in March 2017 at the age of 100.