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Anchieta (beetle)
Anchieta may refer to: People * José de Anchieta, S.J. (1534-1597), a Catholic saint, Jesuit missionary, writer, poet and apostle of Brazil, or the following places and things * José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta (1832–1897), Portuguese explorer and zoologist * Juan de Anchieta (sculptor) (1540-1588), Spanish sculptor * Juan de Anchieta (1462–1523), Spanish composer * José de Anchieta Júnior (1965–2018), a Brazilian politician * Anchieta Patriota, a Brazilian politician Places * Anchieta Island, in the northern coast of the state of São Paulo (state), Brazil, famous as the site of a former state prison. * Anchieta, Espírito Santo, a municipality (formerly known as Reritiba) in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. * Anchieta, Rio de Janeiro, a suburb in northern Rio de Janeiro (city), Brazil. * Anchieta, Rio Grande do Sul, a neighborhood in Porto Alegre city, Brazil. * Anchieta, Santa Catarina, a municipality in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. * Rodovia Anchiet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José De Anchieta
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. His efforts along with those of another Jesuit missionary, Manuel da Nóbrega, at Indian pacification were crucial to the establishment of stable colonial settlements in the colony. With his book '' Arte de gramática da língua mais usada na costa do Brasil'' (1595), Anchieta became the first person to provide an orth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santa Catarina, Brazil
Santa Catarina () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil. It is located in the centre of the country's Southern region. It is bordered to the north by the state of Paraná, to the south by the state of Rio Grande do Sul, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and to the west by the Argentine province of Misiones. The state covers an area of approximately , comparable to Hungary, and ranking as the seventh smallest Brazilian state by area. With a population of 7.6 million inhabitants in 2022, it is the tenth most populous state in Brazil. It is divided into 295 municipalities and its capital is Florianópolis, the second most populous city in the state after Joinville. Alongside Espírito Santo, Santa Catarina is one of the two states whose capital is not the largest city. Jorginho Mello, a member of the Conservative liberalism, conservative Liberal Party (Brazil, 2006), Liberal Party, has been the governor of the state since 2023. It is one of the Brazilian states with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchieta's Cobra
Anchieta's cobra (''Naja anchietae''), sometimes referred to as the Angolan cobra, is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is native to Southern Africa. Taxonomy Anchieta's cobra was first described by Portuguese zoologist José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage in 1879. The specific epithet, ''anchietae'', refers to José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, a Portuguese explorer of Africa. Along with the snouted cobra (''N. haje annulifera''), Anchieta's cobra (''N. haje anchietae'') was formerly regarded as subspecies of the Egyptian cobra (''Naja haje''), but have since been proven to be distinct species. Based on analysis of character morphology, Broadley (1995) raised ''Naja annulifera'' to species level, with ''Naja annulifera anchietae'' as a subspecies. More research by Broadley & Wüster (2004) using both analysis of morphology character and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) further confirmed that ''Naja annulifera'' was a distinct species, but data obtained also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoologist
Zoology ( , ) is the scientific study of animals. Its studies include the structure, embryology, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems. Zoology is one of the primary branches of biology. The term is derived from Ancient Greek , ('animal'), and , ('knowledge', 'study'). Although humans have always been interested in the natural history of the animals they saw around them, and used this knowledge to domesticate certain species, the formal study of zoology can be said to have originated with Aristotle. He viewed animals as living organisms, studied their structure and development, and considered their adaptations to their surroundings and the function of their parts. Modern zoology has its origins during the Renaissance and early modern period, with Carl Linnaeus, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Robert Hooke, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel and many others. The study of animals has largely mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Founding Father
The following is a list of national founders of sovereign states who were credited with establishing a state. National founders are typically those who played an influential role in setting up the systems of governance, (i.e., political system form of government, and constitution), of the country. They can also be military leaders of a war of independence that led to the establishment of a sovereign state. Africa Burkina Faso Maurice Yaméogo was the first Upper Voltese premier of French Upper Volta, being appointed in 1958 and became the first president of the Republic of Upper Volta from 1960 to 1966. Yaméogo was politically disenfranchised and all of his titles were denounced in 1970 under the orders of Sangoulé Lamizana before being rehabilitated in 1991 by Blaise Compaoré as the national founder. In 1984, president of Upper Volta, Thomas Sankara as a part of his socialist and anti-french reforms renamed the country to Burkina Faso as well as adopting the national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tenerife
Tenerife ( ; ; formerly spelled ''Teneriffe'') is the largest and most populous island of the Canary Islands, an Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Spain. With a land area of and a population of 965,575 inhabitants as of April 2025, it is the most populous island in Spain and the entire Macaronesia region. Tenerife is also home to 42.7% of the total population of the archipelago. More than seven million tourists (7,384,707 in 2024) visit Tenerife each year, making it by far the most visited island in the archipelago. It is one of the most important tourist destinations in Spain and the world, hosting one of the world's largest carnivals, the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. The capital of the island, , is also the seat of the island council (). That city and are the co-capitals of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of the Canary Islands. The two cities are both home to governmental institutions, such as the offices of the preside ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Cristóbal De La Laguna
San Cristóbal de La Laguna (commonly known as La Laguna, ) is a city and municipality in the northern part of the island of Tenerife in the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, on the Canary Islands, Spain. The former capital of the Canary Islands, the city is the third-most populous city of the archipelago and the second-most populous city of the island. In 1999 the historical center of La Laguna was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, after being nominated by Spain. La Laguna is situated alongside the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife; thus, the two cities and municipalities form a single large urban center. Its economy is business-oriented while agriculture dominates the northeastern portion of the city. The urban area dominates the central and the southern parts. La Laguna is considered to be the cultural capital of the Canary Islands. It holds the Incorruptibility, incorrupt body of Mary of Jesus de León y Delgado, Sor María de Jesús, and the Christ of La Laguna (Cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casa Anchieta
Casa Anchieta is a building in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Canary Islands. Originally constructed in the 16th century, the current building dates from the 17th century with 19th-century modifications. It was the childhood home of Joseph of Anchieta, Saint Joseph of Anchieta, after whom the building is named. In 2020 the building started to be restored, with the aim of turning it into a museum and interpretation center about José de Anchieta. History The house is named after Joseph of Anchieta, who was born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna in 1534, and resided in the building when he was in Tenerife, before going to Brazil. The site was initially used as an elementary school at the start of the 16th century, which was turned into a single family home. It was originally the property of Nuño Pérez. When he died, his widow Mencia Díaz de Clavijo married Juan de Anchieta, a captain and public notary, who were the parents of José de Anchieta. While José de Anchieta was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchieta College (Porto Alegre)
The College Anchieta is a private Catholic primary and secondary school located in Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. The institution is one of the twenty-two works of the Society of Jesus in Southern Brazil. The school has more than three thousand students and approximately three hundred members on its staff. It belongs to the Jesuit Basic Education Network of Brazil. History The "College of the Fathers", as it was initially known, was founded on 13 January 1890. Fr. Francisco Trappe received from Rome permission to buy the house of the Fialho family, located at Church Street (now Duque de Caxias). In the beginning, the College of the Fathers was intended only for boys, divided into two sections, German and Brazilian. In its first year of operation, the number of students began at 42 and rose to 80. The boys were ages 9 through 12, and were only admitted if they could read. In 1897 the College of the Fathers changed its name to St. Joseph, and then to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vitória, Espírito Santo
Vitória (; ) is the capital of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located on a small island within a bay where a number of rivers meet the sea. It was founded in 1551. The city proper is and has a population of 322,869 (2022), whilst the Greater Vitória metropolitan area has a population of more than 1,880,828, the 14th largest in Brazil. Vitória is a riverine island surrounded by Vitória's Bay. In addition to Vitória, the main island, another 34 islands and a mainland portion are part of the municipality, totalling . Originally there were 50 islands, many of which were joined to the largest island by landfill. In 1998, the United Nations rated Vitória as the fourth best state capital in Brazil to live in, rating cities on health, education, and social improvement projects. Among the Brazilian capitals, Vitória currently maintains the second best human development index (HDI) (after Florianópolis) according to research from the Getulio Vargas Foundation. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anchieta Palace (Espírito Santo)
The Anchieta Palace is the seat of the executive branch of the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. It is located in the city of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Vitória, directly in front of the Port of Vitória at the entrance of Cidade Alta, one of the oldest neighborhoods in the city. The palace has been used as the seat of the government of the State of Espírito Santo since the 18th century, making it one of the oldest Seat of government, seats of government in Brazil. History In 1551, the priests of the Society of Jesus, led by Father Afonso Brás, started building the architectural complex currently known as Anchieta Palace. Brás described his arrival in the captaincy of Espírito Santo and the work undertaken on August 24, 1551:From Porto Seguro to Espírito Santo there are sixty leagues. When we arrive, the residents welcomed us with great pleasure and joy, and since I arrived until Easter, I didn't care or understand anything else, if not to confess and make a poor home, so we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
