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José de Anchieta


Born
in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
February 17, 1534

Died
June 09, 1597


José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, S.J. (19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) was a Spanish 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 the father of Brazilian literature. Anchieta was also involved in the religious instruction and conversion to the Catholic faith of the Indian population. His efforts along with those of another Jesuit missionary, Manuel da Nóbrega, at Indian pacification were crucial to the establishmen ...more

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Auto Representado na Festa ...

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Notícias do Brasil, 1555

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Carta da Companhia

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Teatro. Jose de Anchieta

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Na Aldeia de Guaraparim

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De gestis Mendi de Saa: Poe...

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Poema à Virgem

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CARTA DE SÃO VICENTE 1560

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