What is José de Acosta?
'''José de Acosta''' (September/October 1539 – February 15, 1600), was a [[Spain|Spanish]] 16th-century [[Society of Jesus|Jesuit]] [[missionary]] and [[Natural history|naturalist]] in [[Latin America]]. He wrote several works including {{lang|la|De Natura Novi Orbis}} and {{lang|la|De promulgatione Evangelii apud Barbaros, sive De Procuranda Indorum salute}}. {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Acosta, Jose de}} [[Category:1539 births]] [[Category:1600 deaths]] [[Category:Jesuit missionaries]] [[Category:Naturalists]] [[Category:Spanish Roman Catholics]] [[Category:Spanish writers]]