Re: [Goanet] Scramble for Africa, Berlin Conference, Pink Map, British Ultimatum, and the demise of the Portuguese monarchy... could Goa's history have been different?

So, was that a watering down of the sentiment from the time A Portuguesa was written or what? Here's a rendition of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:A_Portuguesa.ogg Quite rousing, but one wouldn't guess the politics behind the notes at that time... QUOTE However, the song was perceived as

[Goanet] Scramble for Africa, Berlin Conference, Pink Map, British Ultimatum, and the demise of the Portuguese monarchy... could Goa's history have been different?

The Scramble for Africa [1] in particular and the general European race for colonies, after the Berlin Conference of 1884 [2] etc, can be seen to have ultimately culminated in World War I. But could it be argued that the Portuguese-British dispute over Africa, led to the demise of the Portuguese

Re: [Goanet] Scramble for Africa, Berlin Conference, Pink Map, British Ultimatum, and the demise of the Portuguese monarchy... could Goa's history have been different?

Hence the lines on the current Portuguese national anthem (A Portuguesa), which originally went, I believe: Contra os Bretões marchar, marchar (now goes Contra os canhões marchar, marchar).   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Portuguesa - Original Message From: Frederick Noronha