José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ was a Spanish 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.
Christian feast day: José de Anchieta
On June 9, in the year 0, Christian feast day: José de Anchieta. This event is recorded as a Holidays event in the history of June 9, one of 402 recorded events on this date across all of history.
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