Vicente Cañas
Male, Deceased Person
1939 – 1987
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Who was Vicente Cañas?
Vicente Cañas, S.J. was a Spanish Christian missionary and Jesuit brother, who is credited with making the first peaceful contact with the Enawene Nawe Indian tribe in 1974. Afterwards, he lived with them for over ten years, adopting their way of life and helping them with necessary medical supplies. Due to his help, the Enawene Nawe population rebounded from a low of 97 individuals to a population of over 430. Similar to Chico Mendes and Wilson Pinheiro, he died at the hands of cattle ranchers who are destroying the Amazon Rainforest.
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- Born
- Oct 22, 1939
Albacete - Also known as
- Vicente Canas
- Died
- Apr 6, 1987
Mato Grosso
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on July 23, 2013
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