Margaret, cannot thank you enough for your kind consideration in this matter. I am humbled by the generosity of the entire community. The wealth of knowledge and insight shared by contributors restores faith in humanity. When I asked about Universities possibly involved in studies of history of the Azores, I envisaged only those with Portuguese affiliations and connections. I have had the honour to visit York University, only for an hour, in 2012. Since my original request I have managed to get three reference books on the subject. Warm regards and many thanks Mike
Sent from my iPad > On 24 Mar 2018, at 2:06 AM, Gordon soares <[email protected]> wrote: > > Margaret > Thanks so much for that reference from York University. Fascinating and quite > interesting. > Gordon Soares > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 22, 2018, at 1:27 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 >> -- >> 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. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/azores/iL0C6yZq-yI/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. -- 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.
