Anchieta
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Anchieta can refer to:
- Father José de Anchieta (1534-1597), a Jesuit missionary, Apostle of Brazil, writer and poet or the following places and things which were named after him:
- Anchieta Island, in the northern coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil, famous as the place of a state prison.
- Municipality of Anchieta, state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Formerly Reritiba, the place where Father Anchieta died.
- Municipality of Anchieta, state of Santa Catarina, Brazil.
- Anchieta Highway, between São Paulo and Santos.
- Anchieta Palace, at Vitória, ES, Brazil.
- Fundação Padre Anchieta, educational TV and radio stations of the state of São Paulo.
- José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, a Portuguese explorer and zoologist
- Anchieta, a place in the region of Caconda, in Angola, probably named after the explorer
- Juan de Anchieta, Spanish sculptor, 1540-1588.
- Juan de Anchieta, Spanish composer, 1462-1523.
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- José de Anchieta, Explorer of Angola. Species discovered by Anchieta and described by J.V. Barboza du Bocage.