Charles Henry Tyler Townsend (5 December 1863 Oberlin, Ohio – 17 March 1944 Itaquaquecetuba near São Paulo) was an American entomologist and biologist.
The municipality was founded between 1560 and 1563 by Jesuits led by Father José de Anchieta, among native villages near the Rio Tiete, beginning with the Catholic chapel of Our Lady of Acute, which was established by Father José.
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The origin of the city dates back to Itaquaquecetuba of the twelve villages founded by the Jesuit priest José de Anchieta, in his long stay in Brazil.