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d'Evreux Yves
b. 1570
A Capuchin friar and early chronicler of French Brazil, he left a vivid account of Maranhão and the Tupinambá people during the expedition of 1613–1614. His writing blends travel narrative, missionary history, and close observation of the world around him.
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About the author
Yves d'Évreux was a French Capuchin religious writer, usually identified as having been born around 1570 or 1577 in Normandy and dying around 1630–1632. Some records also give the name Simon Michellet in religion Yves d'Évreux, which reflects the name he used within his order.
He is best known for his work on the French mission in Maranhão, in northern Brazil, where he took part in the early 17th-century colonial and missionary venture often linked with Equinoctial France. His best-known text, later published as Voyage dans le nord du Brésil fait durant les années 1613 et 1614, is valued for its descriptions of the land, the mission, and the Tupinambá people.
That book has remained important not just as a missionary narrative, but as a historical source on first contacts, daily life, and cultural encounter in colonial Brazil. A suitable verified portrait could not be confirmed from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.