Fray José de Anchieta

Franciscan friar · 1534-1597 - Tenerife/Brazil

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Conquest and Colonial Era (1402-1821) Saint and missionary

Jesuit missionary born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, co-founder of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Canonised in 2014 as Saint José de Anchieta.

The Canary Islands

Timeline

1551 Creation of the first women's convent in La Laguna, Santa Catalina de Siena. 1567 Foundation of the Colegio de San Agustín in La Laguna, a centre of humanist learning.

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