Anchieta, José de, 1533-1597

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Communication on the very many natural things which dwell in the province of St. Vincent (now São Paulo) systematically described
book chapter 1812

Summary: José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to the Portuguese colony of Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the first century after its European discovery, Anchieta was one of the founders of São Paulo in 1554 and of Rio de Janeiro in 1565. He is the first playwright, the first grammarian and the first poet born in the Canary Islands, and is considered the father of Brazilian literature. Wikipedia
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [1]
Gender or Sex: Male [1][2][3][4]
Born: 1534-03-19 [3]
Birth Place: San Cristóbal de La Laguna [1]; Teneriffa [3]
Died: 1597-06-09 [3]
Death Place: Anchieta [1]; Reritiba (auj. Anchieta), Brésil [4]
Country: Spain [3]; Brazil [3]
Language: Spanish | Castilian [4]
Occupation: Catholic priest [1]; writer [1]; teacher [1]; historian [1]; poet [1]; linguist [1]; composer [1]
Educated at: University of Coimbra [1]
Country of Education: Portugal [1]

Sources: 1. Wikidata; 2. VIAF; 3. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 4. Bibliothèque nationale de France

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