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 edit
- ^ "GAROA HISTÓRICA". www.garoahistorica.com.br. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "EM SÃO PAULO, UMA HISTÓRIA DE AMOR". Ser-Tão Paulistano. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
- ^ "Ramalho, João (c. 1490–c. 1580) | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2018-08-15.
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