Hi Cheri, I took a quick look, and I believe this is the account written by Thomas Ashe. He was a rogue who never visited the islands, and is a completely unreliable source even regarding his own life. I have a contemporary review of the book that is absolutely scathing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Ashe_(writer) I have a bit more info, but my computer is down and I can't access the files till I transfer them to a new machine. If there's interest, I can pull some paper for more info. Linda On Saturday, September 12, 2015 at 10:27:41 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > Lillian P found this old book about the Azores online: > http://purl.pt/17103/1/index.html#/6/html > > I didn't read the whole thing. Lillian said that the writer was describing > the islands for Britain for possible purchase or something. > > Beginning on image 292, is a chapter on Sao Miguel and some manners and > customs. This is written in the language of the early 1800s, so it's kinda > different. I don't understand what "veil" the writer is talking about. He > makes it sound as if all the women there are dressed like widows. In one > part, I wonder if he is describing the capote?? And what's all this stuff > about the woman only stay home or go to Mass? How in the world did they > ever get married? > > Can someone else shed more light on this? It does say that the writer > (British) is observing a woman (Spanish) who lives on Sao Miguel. So I'm > thinking his perception may not be that of the typical Azorean peasant. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
