Vicente Cañas, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Vicente Cañas

Spanish Christian missionary and Jesuit brother

Date of Birth: 22-Oct-1939

Place of Birth: Albacete, Castile-La Mancha, Spain

Date of Death: 06-Apr-1987

Profession: missionary

Nationality: Spain, Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Vicente Cañas, S.J.
(October 22, 1939 in Alborea, Albacete – April 6, 1987 in Mato Grosso) 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 were destroying the Amazon Rainforest.