São Mateus, Espírito Santo
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São Mateus is the eighth oldest municipality in Brazil and the seventh most populous in the state of Espírito Santo. Founded on September 21, 1544, it gained municipal autonomy in 1764. Originally nam
Casario do Porto em 2015
Prédio da Prefeitura de São Mateus ES
Igreja matriz de são Mateus, são Mateus ES
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Joseph of Anchieta
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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
São Mateus, Espírito Santo
…Founded on September 21, 1544, it gained municipal autonomy in 1764. Originally named Povoado do Cricaré, it was renamed São Mateus in 1566 by Father Joseph of Anchieta. According to 2022 Census, its population is approximately 123,750 inhabitants. São Mateus is considered a milestone in the colonization of Espírito…
José de Anchieta, by painter Benedito Calixto
House of José de Anchieta in San Cristóbal de La Laguna (Tenerife)
Portrait by Oscar Pereira da Silva
Anchieta in an 1807 engraving