Bartira (also known as M’bicy, Burtira or Isabel Dias) (1497-1580)[1] was the daughter of Tibiriçá, Chief of the Tupiniquim people of Piratininga and other tribes.

Bartira took the name Isabel Dias and married a Portuguese man, João Ramalho,[2] whose settlement became the nucleus of the modern Brazilian city of São Paulo.[3]

She and Ramalho had a number of children who married into prominent Portuguese/Brazilian families.

References

  1. ↑ "GAROA HISTÓRICA". www.garoahistorica.com.br. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  2. ↑ "EM SÃO PAULO, UMA HISTÓRIA DE AMOR". Ser-Tão Paulistano. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
  3. ↑ "Ramalho, João (c. 1490–c. 1580) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.