Domingos Fernandes | |
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_208.jpg) Statue of Domingos Fernandes in Santana de Parnaíba | |
| Born | Domingos Fernandes 1577 São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, Colonial Brazil, Kingdom of Portugal (present-day São Paulo, Brazil) |
| Died | January 24, 1652 São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga, Colonial Brazil, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Children | 6[1] |
| Parent(s) | Manoel Fernandes (father) Susana Dias (mother) |
Domingos Fernandes (1577 – 24 January 1652) was a Portuguese bandeirante in what is now the state of São Paulo. He, along with his father-in-law Cristóvão Diniz, founded what became the city of Itu. He established the village in the name of Our Lady of Candelaria, a veneration of the Virgin Mary, who later became the patron saint of the current city.[2]
- ^ "Genealogia Paulistana Título Fernandes Povoadores". www.arvore.net.br. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ Municipality of Itu, A Cidade – Prefeitura da Estância Turística de ITU (in Brazilian Portuguese), retrieved 27 August 2023