Found another study that it also makes reference to the island of Pico. http://www.ub.edu/tig/GWBNet/MinhoPapers/Paulo%20Matos%20English.pdf
Margaret On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 3:27 PM, Margaret Vicente <[email protected] > wrote: > Mike, > > Although this may not address your question, York University, and the > University of Toronto have conducted a studies on the islands you may find > some answers here, have a look. > > http://www.yorku.ca/ccars/files/history/AzoresNineislandsOneHistory.pdf > > Here's a small portion about the island of Pico: > > " The highest percentage ofJewish'lgenes is found in the Central group > ofislands. The settlement of Pico may explain this, for the presence of > Jews in the ilha montanha [mountain island] goes back to 1503.39 This > presence reflects the fact that, in ~496, King Manuel I of Portugal > expelled all Jewish families who had not conVerted to Catholicism. At this > time, the Azores would have been an attractive de~tin1!tion for three > reasons: the archipelago was distant from the mainland; royal authority was > virtually nonexistent, which meant that Jewish exiles could'fuaintain their > religion; and the islands offered the possibility of developing commercial, > fmancial and industrial activities. Such activities did in fact happen, not > so much on Pico, but on Sao Miguel and Terceira." > > Best, > Margaret > > On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 1:14 AM, Mickey Blue <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Cheri, thanks again for your help. You always seem to know the right >> answer or where to look. I have just discovered a couple of books I'm >> trying to get from Amazon on the subject too. As you have mentioned, it >> seems any big social changes happened after or around 1900. I think the >> world was possibly getting new social mores and of course, universal >> education was changing lives and opening new horizons for working people. >> >> I would love to visit one day, but I think that may be a year or two off >> yet. >> >> If anyone elso has more information I would appreciate all you might know >> or where to find out. Are there Universities which might specalise in >> studies of Azores, history and customs of the early 1800s, does anyone know? >> >> Thank again. >> >> Warm regards >> Mike >> >> -- >> 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
