I was searching for info on one of my ancestors Galas Viegas de Ataide and came across this British History Online website.
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/ My ancestor and other individuals were mentioned in: Calendar of State Papers Foreign, Elizabeth, Volume 16, May-December 1582. Originally published by His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1909. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/cal-state-papers/foreign/vol16/pp456-477 The letter, which was from the Calendar of State papers in 1582 talks about a group of Portuguese who had a run-in with an English Pirate Thomas Kem who robbed a Portuguese ship going from Portugal to Brazil. He then took the well-armed vessel into the port of Angra. A group of Portuguese/Azoreans then (at somepoint) gave testimony about what they had heard and seen by the English pirate... Anyways, there are some other articles and letters that talk about Portuguese related activities on the British History Online website.. Just wanted to share, and maybe someone will find something interesting relating to their ancestors, or about the Portuguese back in that time period. David -- 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.
