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Joseph of Anchieta

1534 - 1597

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José de Anchieta y Díaz de Clavijo, SJ (Joseph of Anchieta; 19 March 1534 – 9 June 1597) 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. Anchieta took part in the religious instruction, evangelization, and conversion to the Catholic faith of the Indian population. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joseph of Anchieta is the 811th most popular writer (down from 682nd in 2019), the 254th most popular biography from Spain (down from 207th in 2019) and the 25th most popular Spanish Writer.

Josef of Anchieta is most famous for his book "Historia de las Indias" which is a history of the Americas.

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Among writers, Joseph of Anchieta ranks 811 out of 7,302. Before him are Dashiell Hammett, Max Jacob, L. Frank Baum, Zeami Motokiyo, Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle, and Cesare Pavese. After him are Robert Ludlum, William Saroyan, Masaru Emoto, Alexander Blok, Julius Fučík, and Gerard of Cremona.

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Among people born in 1534, Joseph of Anchieta ranks 5. Before him are Oda Nobunaga, Orlande de Lassus, Frederick II of Denmark, and Myeongjong of Joseon. After him are James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, Isaac Luria, Archduchess Eleanor of Austria, Lautaro, Guru Ram Das, Giovanni de' Bardi, and Robert Garnier. Among people deceased in 1597, Joseph of Anchieta ranks 8. Before him are Hattori Hanzō, Paulo Miki, Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain, Peter Canisius, Alfonso II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara, and Maharana Pratap. After him are Franciscus Patricius, Ashikaga Yoshiaki, Edward Kelley, Barbara Blomberg, Gunilla Bielke, and Luís Fróis.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Joseph of Anchieta ranks 254 out of 3,355. Before him are Jordi Savall (1941), Pomponius Mela (15), Louis Blanc (1811), Nachmanides (1194), Joanna la Beltraneja (1462), and Jesús Franco (1930). After him are Juan Díaz de Solís (1470), Pompeia Plotina (65), Peter of Saint Joseph de Betancur (1626), Fernando Alonso (1981), Fernando Rey (1917), and Muhammad I of Granada (1194).

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Among WRITERS In Spain

Among writers born in Spain, Joseph of Anchieta ranks 25. Before him are Luis de Góngora (1561), Leo Africanus (1494), Tirso de Molina (1579), Columella (4), Lucan (39), and Judah Halevi (1079). After him are Antonio Machado (1875), Mercè Rodoreda (1908), Prudentius (348), Vicente Blasco Ibáñez (1867), Silius Italicus (26), and Benito Pérez Galdós (1843).

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