When was the 'lutador' born? If you remember, Portugal was under
Spanish dominance from 1580 to 1640, in Terceira when the Spanish tried
to land the people fought and released the bulls after the Spaniards, I
wonder if this individual fought and was nicked named 'lutador'.
Also, the kings used many of the Azoreans to fight in the wars, he could
have been on of these soldiers.
Boxing was/is not practiced in the Azores, but one can never tell. Back
in the early 1900's basketball was played a lot.
On 3/25/2014 3:20 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I would love to hear the opinion of some native speakers about my
ancestor from the 1600s whose occupation is mentioned as "lutador."
It is defined as fighter or wrestler, but in a society (Terceira)
where people are more concerned with feeding their families than
entertainment, could this really be the meaning? Maybe a bull fighter,
since Terceira does have them these days. But I was thinking maybe
it's more like a soldier which is usually listed as soldado.
Obrigado,
Doug da Rocha Holmes
Sacramento, California
Pico & Terceira Genealogist
916-550-1618
www.dholmes.com <http://www.dholmes.com>
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