Thank you. While I was aware of slavery in Portugal, I am mostly curious as what prompts a slave's baptism. Was it their choice, were they forced to be baptized? Anybody know?
On Tuesday, 26 March 2019 23:57:36 UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Debbie, > > It's not that unusual. John Raposo knows a lot about the history and may > be able to shed some light on it. > > Some sources say the Portuguese started the slave trade, some say the > Dutch. Regardless, the Portuguese were involved in it. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 8:54 PM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca < > jessdeb...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > >> So unusual. Is this basically unheard of or is there some history on >> slavery in Portugal. I understand the baptism being offered to a slave. >> I just don’t understand if slave means slavery as we know it. Can anyone >> explain? >> Debbie >> >> >> >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 4:19 PM Richard Francis Pimentel < >> richard.fran...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> *Yes,** it does say slave of. This baptism is not of an infant but an >>> adult.* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Rick* >>> >>> *Richard Francis Pimentel* >>> >>> *Epping, NH* >>> >>> >>> >>> *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and >>> Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> *From:* azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:> <azo...@googlegroups.com >>> <javascript:>> *On Behalf Of *leonor....@gmail.com <javascript:> >>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 26, 2019 4:04 PM >>> *To:* Azores Genealogy <azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> >>> *Subject:* [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with Marianna - Baptism? >>> >>> >>> >>> This is not my ancestor but I'm curious as to what it means. I see this >>> as a baptism for Marianna (bottom of the page), instead of daughter of, I >>> think I see "escrava de", "slave of" is that correct? And does this say >>> that the priest had to get special permission to perform this baptism? Any >>> idea if this would have been a baby or an adult? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1815-1823/SMG-LG-ROSARIO-B-1815-1823_item1/P99.html >>> >>> >>> >>> TIA >>> >>> Leonor >>> >>> -- >>> 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >>> 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 azores+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
