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How else did Anchieta contribute to the Indian population of Brazil besides converting them to Catholicism?

  • Through pacification efforts to establish stable colonial settlements

  • By creating a written language

  • By teaching them European farming methods

  • By building schools and hospitals

Answer

In addition to converting the Indian population of Brazil to Catholicism, Anchieta also contributed to the stability of colonial settlements by helping to establish them. Anchieta traveled extensively throughout Brazil, establishing schools and missions in areas that were not yet under Portuguese control. He also helped to negotiate peace treaties between the Portuguese and the local tribes.
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